suffocate
🇺🇸
/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
verb
R
To not be able to breathe because there is no air or too little air, which can lead to death.
The smoke was so thick that she felt like she was suffocating.
translation
To not be able to breathe because there is no air or too little air, which can lead to death.
Word Forms
3rd Present
suffocates
Past
suffocated
Perfect
suffocated
Progressive
suffocating