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Meanings of suffocate in English

Portuguese
estrangular
Catalan
asfixiar-se
Spanish
sofocar

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.

estrangular
Portuguese
afogar
Catalan
escanyar
Spanish
ahogar

Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.

afogar
Usage of suffocate in English
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
6
I thought Reggie be satisfy if he think she suffocate in there.
Gods go begging
7
They are not good bedroom blossoms-theymight suffocate one in his sleep.
Life on the Mississippi
8
He laughed and laughed until I began to fear he would suffocate.
I capture the castle
9
Newt's first fear when the cloud hit was that he would suffocate.
Lonesome dove
10
Visions were dangerous; I could hit my head, suffocate, give myself away.
Seraphina
11
The 'through-and-through' universe seems to suffocate me with its infallible, impeccable all-pervasiveness.
Humanly Speaking
12
They'll have to get a crew to fix them or they'll suffocate.
Gold in the Sky
13
I believe I will suffocate-ifthe shower doesn't break and come soon.
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter
14
Would the rock mercifully break his neck or would he slowly suffocate?
The hangman's daughter
15
But isn't the old man likely to suffocate with that bung in?'
In the Roaring Fifties
16
My hands covered my mouth so tightly I thought I would suffocate.
The devil's closet
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