suffocating
[adjective]
Synonyms: stifling, smothering, smothery, smudgy, suffocative, stuffy, airless, breathless, close, stivy, sultry

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suffocating adjective

1. 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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2. 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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