Term Gallery logo

Meanings of suffocate in inglés

portugués
estrangular
catalán
asfixiar-se
español
sofocar

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.

sofocar
portugués
afogar
catalán
escanyar
español
ahogar

Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.

ahogar
Synonyms
Examples for "gag"
Examples for "gag"
1
The injunction was never intended to gag parliament or attack free speech.
The Guardian
2
Google loves to unveil a good gag product on April Fool's Day.
Wired
3
Sir, -Years ago the late Paddy Crosbie had a relevant gag.
The Irish Times
4
At some point the judge puts us all under a gag order.
Before you know kindness
5
Greatest gag in the country today is to send him live rabbits.
The new yorker
1
The US should also work with the EU to strangle Syria's economy.
The Guardian
2
The tumult soon abates; and the murderess prepares to strangle her capture.
More Hunting Wasps
3
Police believe the killer used his fists and hands to strangle her.
News.com.au
4
And yesterday they set about working to strangle our renewed revolutionary vigour.
The Guardian
5
It said video footage showed Muñoz used a sweater to strangle himself.
The Guardian
Usage of suffocate in inglés
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
About this term
More collocations
Translations for suffocate
Suffocate through the time
Suffocate across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common