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View definitions for suffocating

suffocating

adjective as in oppressive

adjective as in sharp

adjective as in stifling

adjective as in stuffy

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Example Sentences

He still talks about Barcelona as "his club" but he found the pressure suffocating and quit after four seasons.

From BBC

The score was tied 3-3 after the first quarter, but the Cavaliers’ suffocating defense began to take hold in the second quarter as Cleveland scored three times to take a 6-2 lead into halftime.

Both Musk and Trump have concentrated on the idea of him leading a new "Department of Government Efficiency", where he would cut costs, reform regulations and streamline what he calls a "massive, suffocating federal bureaucracy".

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After letting Chattanooga hang around for most of the first half, USC fully clamped down in the second, suffocating the Mocs with their length.

Mr Diriye had been driving in suffocating heat for six hours, so decided to nap, passing the wheel to his helper.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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