suffocating
adjective/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
- 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!
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- 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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