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Meanings of suffocating in anglès

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

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Usage of suffocating in anglès
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For Manchester City, the sense of history repeating itself must feel suffocating.
The Guardian
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In summer, they are sultry and suffocating; in winter, cold and dry.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies o...
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You're suffocating, she said at a meeting yesterday for frustrated business owners.
Radio NZ
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London held nothing for her but suffocating memories she'd rather let go.
Burning up
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The place was suffocating, and the wind blew the alkali dust in.
Winston of the Prairie
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The atmosphere is intolerant now; the risk is it may become suffocating.
The Guardian
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But far from sustaining them, their success was starting to feel suffocating.
Radio NZ
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The immigration court system, already suffocating under a backlog, is largely shuttered.
Reuters
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I am suffocating here; I want to get into the open air.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales
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The dust, the smoke, and the stench of the powder were suffocating.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) / The War Begins,...
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I was suffocating and needed air; I was nauseous, light-headed almost disorientated.
Oh lord, help me keep my panties on
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He'd had his fun, and generals have a way of suffocating parties.
Red inferno: 1945
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And she was suffocating with the nauseous sweetness of the bridal flowers.
The Rocks of Valpré
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These conditions are suffocating to breadth and to real art in poetry.
The Book of American Negro Poetry
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The heat now was intense, and the smoke was blinding and suffocating.
Jess of the Rebel Trail
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All the heavens seemed ablaze, and the clouds of smoke were suffocating.
The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky
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Suffocating across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common