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Definition of suffocating adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suffocating

adjective
 
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. making it difficult to breathe normally synonym stifling
    • The afternoon heat was suffocating.
    • it is suffocating Can I open a window? It's suffocating in here!
  2. limiting what somebody/something can do
    • Some marriages can sometimes feel suffocating.
    • As a public figure, she had to endure suffocating publicity.
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