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suffocating

adjective

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

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Word length
11
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
UF
Scrabble score
20

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adjective

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

    “The choking June dust”

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The choking June dust
The smothering soft voices
Smothering heat
The room was suffocating — hot and airless

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