asphyxiating

Meaning

Adj

1. Causing asphyxiation; depriving living beings of the ability to breathe.
2. Restrictive; stifling; preventing emotional or behavioral expression.
3. Overwhelming; breathtaking.

Verb

present participle and gerund of asphyxiate

asphyxiate

1. (transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
2. (intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.

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Synonyms

stifling

suffocating

smothering

repressing

suffocative

sultry

suppressive

Translations

asfissiante

asfixiante

asfixiant

asfixiador

erstickende

الاختناق

asphyxiant

verstikkend

asfixiador

ασφυκτικός

خانق

Etymology

By surface analysis, asphyxiate + -ing.