smothering | ||
1. | [ adjective ] causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | |
Synonyms: | suffocating choking suffocative | |
Examples: | "the choking June dust" "the smothering soft voices" "smothering heat" "the room was suffocating--hot and airless" |
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Related terms: | breathless | |
Similar spelling: |
smother smattering smoother smotherer Smotherman Smither Smothers smothered Smitherman smatter smithereens Smithers Smathers |