Definitions for suffocating
suf·fo·cat·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. smothering, suffocating, suffocative(adj)

   causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

   "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Suffocating

   of Suffocate

2. Suffocating

   a. & n. from Suffocate, v

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffocating in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffocating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of suffocating in a Sentence

1. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Fame is like a suffocating castle sieged by the enemy.

2. Kim Su-jung:

   I believe this ruling frees women from one shackle that had been suffocating them.

3. George Steiner:

   To many men... the miasma of peace seems more suffocating than the bracing air of war.

4. Pitak Meesopa:

   Something is wrong with my health because I'm suffocating as I breathe, my eyes are always in pain and itchy.

5. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   What more crime can a woman commit by suffocating her sensuous body behind the tight dress. Stay Nude, Breathe Life!

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