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suffocating
UK
/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ/
more suffocating
Comp.
most suffocating
Super.
UK
/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ/
Translations
The suffocating heat made it hard to breathe.
Удушающая жара затрудняла дыхание.
The room was small and suffocating.
Комната была маленькой и душной.
Additional translations
Definitions
The room was so crowded and hot that it felt suffocating.
Her parents' constant scrutiny was suffocating, leaving her no room for independence.
UK
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as a noun (the act or process of suffocating); treated separately from the verb.
Definitions
The accidental suffocating of the chicks prompted new safety measures.
suffocating
Gerund
suffocated
Past Simple
suffocated
Past Participle
suffocating
Gerund
UK
/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt/
US
/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt/
Translations
He tried to suffocate the fire with a blanket.
Он попытался задушить огонь одеялом.
The smoke began to suffocate the people trapped inside.
Дым начал удушать людей, оказавшихся в ловушке внутри.
She felt like she was going to suffocate in the crowded room.
Она почувствовала, что задыхается в переполненной комнате.
Additional translations
Definitions
The smoke from the fire began to suffocate the trapped animals.
She felt suffocated by the constant demands of her job.
Excessive red tape can suffocate innovation.