suffocate

Not surprisingly, the star almost makes the movie’s suffocating gloom resonate.

But the words "change is on my agenda" and not being "suffocated" by history make it very clear that he has a vision for monarchy that will look forward rather than back.

As more people clambered onboard, she became trapped beneath her father's legs and suffocated in the dark, along with four other people.

I was hot and cold at the same time, and the thick damp air made me feel like I was suffocating.

Hearing it brought me back to this terrible, suffocating feeling of when you’re traveling and seeing wonders of the world and it just doesn’t make you feel better.