'suffocate' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'suffocate' with 5 example sentences.
- suffocate verb
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: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
She suffocated him with a pillow.
Please open the window. I'm suffocating.
If I slap you, the whole city will suffocate from face powder.
I don't know what's worse: being dismembered or suffocated.