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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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