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Suffocate

verb

(past & past part. suffocated; pres. part. suffocating)

Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. Synonyms: asphyxiate, smother. "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of. Synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, stifle.

Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled. Synonym: choke.

Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of. Synonym: choke.

Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen. Synonyms: asphyxiate, stifle.

Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air.

Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake. Synonyms: choke, gag, strangle.

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"Suffocate" Quotes from Famous Books

... foolishly we had neglected to keep a watch, was the unpleasant sensation of brawny savages kneeling on us and trussing us up with palm-fibre ropes. Also they thrust handfuls of dry grass into our mouths to prevent us from calling out, although as air came through the interstices of the grass, we did not suffocate. The thing was so well done that we never struck a blow in self-defence, and although we had our pistols at hand, much less could we fire a shot. Of course, we struggled as well as we were able, but it was quite useless; in three minutes ...

— When the World Shook - Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot • H. Rider Haggard

... Baldwin, "he suffocates, and we pull him up dead, an' give him decent burial. Keep yourself easy, my lad, an' you'll know all about it in good time. I'll soon give 'ee the chance to suffocate or bu'st yourself accordin' ...

— Under the Waves - Diving in Deep Waters • R M Ballantyne

... of the advantage of the man on board a warship. He, at least, could go down with a last look at the world about him. Below, nothing could be seen, nothing could be heard. If the submarine went down, all would suffocate in the darkness ...

— The Boy Allies Under Two Flags • Ensign Robert L. Drake

... her in his arms and whisper passionate love words in her little ears, to live again the dream of her dainty head lying prone there on his breast. Every pulse in his being throbbed to bursting, seeming almost to suffocate him. ...

— The Price of Things • Elinor Glyn

... ring! It will make us ridiculous. They'll think Americans don't know anything. There must be some way of dampening the stove; and if there isn't, I'd rather suffocate than give myself away." Mrs. March ran and opened the window, while her husband carefully examined the stove at every point, and explored the pipe for the damper in vain. "Can't you find it?" The night wind came in raw and ...

— Henry James, Jr. • William Dean Howells

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