suf|fo|cate — «SUHF uh kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –v.t. 1. to kill by stopping the breath; choke to death: »The prison may catch fire and he may be suffocated not with a rope, but with common ordinary smoke (Samuel Butler). 2. to keep from breathing; hinder … Useful english dictionary
suf — ex·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fi·cience; in·suf·fi·cien·cy; in·suf·fi·cient; in·suf·flate; in·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fla·tor; suf; suf·fect; suf·fer; suf·fer·able; suf·fer·ance; suf·fer·er; suf·fete; suf·fice; suf·fic·er; suf·fi·cience; suf·fi·cien·cy;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
suffocatingly — suf·fo·cat·ing·ly … English syllables
suffocate — suf•fo•cate [[t]ˈsʌf əˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) pat to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle 2) pat to impede the respiration of 3) to discomfort by a lack of fresh or… … From formal English to slang
suffocating — suf|fo|cat|ing [ sʌfə,keıtıŋ ] adjective 1. ) so hot that you cannot breathe easily: It s suffocating in here! 2. ) making you feel that you are not free to do what you want: OPPRESSIVE: In time the marriage became suffocating. suffocating… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
fo — am·plex·i·fo·li·ate; aq·ui·fo·li·a·ce·ae; as·per·i·fo·li·ate; bi·fo·rate; bi·fo·rous; bu·fo; bu·fo·gen·in; bu·fo·nid; bu·fo·nite; bu·fo·tal·in; bu·fo·ten·ine; bu·fo·tox·in; cap·ri·fo·li·a·ce·ae; cap·ri·fo·li·um; chif·fo·nade; chif·fo·nier;… … English syllables
suffocate — 1. To impede respiration; to asphyxiate. 2. To be unable to breathe; to suffer from asphyxiation. [L. suffoco (subf ), pp. atus, to choke, strangle] * * * suf·fo·cate səf ə .kāt vb, cat·ed; cat·ing vt 1 … Medical dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
