Come pronunciare "suffocate"

• "suffocate" pronunciato in Inglese.

Significati e definizioni di "suffocate"

Verb

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

Sinonimi:

• smother
• asphyxiate
• suffocate

Verb

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

Sinonimi:

• suffocate
• stifle
• asphyxiate
• choke

Verb

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

Sinonimi:

• suffocate
• choke

Verb

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"

Sinonimi:

• suffocate
• choke

Verb

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"

Sinonimi:

• suffocate
• stifle
• asphyxiate

Verb

feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"

Sinonimi:

• suffocate

Verb

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

Sinonimi:

• gag
• choke
• strangle
• suffocate