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Meanings of asphyxiate in English

Portuguese
estrangular
Catalan
asfixiar-se
Spanish
sofocar

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.

estrangular
Synonyms
Examples for "choke"
Examples for "choke"
1
Castaner announced new measures such as banning police use of the choke-hold.
The Irish Times
2
That's so long as the federal government continues to choke our economy.
Radio NZ
3
It was a long moment before I could choke out the words.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
4
The current strategy for ending the rupee's free fall will choke growth.
Reuters
5
Poultices do sometimes choke swine; tulips reduce posterity; causes leather to resist.
Roughing It
1
Last week, Zuckerberg said Facebook did not want to stifle political expression.
Reuters
2
Some believe learning words by heart can stifle creativity and real understanding.
Radio NZ
3
Opponents say it could stifle innovation or limit state authority to protect.
Reuters
4
It has used its monopoly power to impede innovation and stifle competition.
Wired
5
They say the rules would raise electricity costs and stifle job creation.
Reuters
1
Through the smother came the loud moaning of fog-horns in the Firth.
Greyfriars Bobby
2
But he hadn't left it there long enough for her to smother.
The god project
3
A whitecap foamed above it and broke across in a snow-white smother.
The Sea-Wolf
4
It was harsh, but it was the only way not to smother.
The Guardian
5
And when I smell ghosts, I can smother myself in my pocket-handkerchief.
Melchior's Dream and Other Tales
1
I think the designers of this tower wanted to suffocate their prisoners.
Servant of a dark god
2
They're going to suffocate if they can't lower their arms soon anyway.
Takeover
3
Her excessive maternal concern for Anna had sometimes threatened to suffocate her.
The ice princess
4
Yet there was only so long they could suffocate England's attacking talents.
The Guardian
5
In fact, being around so many people was beginning to suffocate her.
Hide and Seek
Usage of asphyxiate in English
1
At the rate they are doled out, they will surely asphyxiate us.
NY Magazine
2
Soon it will asphyxiate the carrier, and the host will require another body.
The Apocalypse Codex
3
Unless you had some breathing apparatus, you would asphyxiate within minutes.
BBC
4
Even as we plan to asphyxiate our hopes and dreams still we breathe.
Unravel Me
5
It wasn't enough just not to asphyxiate and not to starve.
Seveneves
6
Carbon dioxide in pure form can asphyxiate because it is heavier than air.
Reuters
7
Once the placenta detaches, the young hyena will asphyxiate if it is not born promptly.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
8
What I can't understand is why I didn't asphyxiate.
Rebels of the Red Planet
9
It was enough to asphyxiate a whale-factory hand.
The Way of the Wild
10
It was an atmosphere to asphyxiate an ox.
The Rocks of Valpré
11
You looked like you were gonna asphyxiate him.
Robin and ruby
12
At best, fewer of her eggs will be fertilized; at worst, she'll asphyxiate in their embrace.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
13
The foamy one will probably asphyxiate me.
Ender’s Game
14
After a while, it would asphyxiate you.
The Flying Saucers are Real
15
If I were to vomit now, without the ability to open my mouth, I would surely asphyxiate.
Drood: a novel
16
The worry that CO2 could leak from underground and asphyxiate people above was almost unfounded, however, he added.
Reuters
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