asphyxiating

UK
/əsˈfɪksieɪtɪŋ/
US
/æˈsfɪkʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

Translations

asphyxiatingadjective
more asphyxiating
Comp.
most asphyxiating
Super.
UK
/əsˈfɪksɪeɪtɪŋ/
US
/æˈsfɪkʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/
The asphyxiating smoke filled the room, making it hard to breathe.
Удушающий дым заполнил комнату, затрудняя дыхание.
Additional translations
asphyxiatingnoun
asphyxiatings
pl
UK
/əsˈfɪksieɪtɪŋ/
US
/əsˈfɪksieɪtɪŋ/
Gerund form used substantively to denote the act or process of asphyxiating.
asphyxiateverb

asphyxiating

Gerund

asphyxiated
Past Simple
asphyxiated
Past Participle
asphyxiating
Gerund
UK
/əsˈfɪksieɪt/
US
/æˈsfɪkʃiˌeɪt/
The smoke from the fire began to asphyxiate the trapped victims.
Дым от пожара начал удушать застрявших жертв.
The villain tried to asphyxiate the hero with a pillow.
Злодей попытался задушить героя подушкой.
Additional translations
погубить удушьем
довеcти до удушья

Definitions

asphyxiatingadjective
Causing suffocation or the inability to breathe.
The asphyxiating smoke filled the room, making it difficult for anyone to stay inside.
asphyxiatingnoun
The act or process of causing asphyxiation; suffocating.
The accidental asphyxiating of the miners led to stricter safety measures.
asphyxiateverb
To cause someone to stop breathing and become unconscious or die.
The smoke from the fire began to asphyxiate the trapped residents.
To be unable to breathe and risk suffocation; to suffocate (intransitive).
Without fresh air, the miners began to asphyxiate deep underground.