About The Word Suffocative

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Suffocative

Suffocative Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Suffocative?
[adj] causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Suffocative: breathless | choking | dyspneal | dyspneic | dyspnoeal | dyspnoeic | smothering | suffocating Related Terms | Find terms related to Suffocative: See Also | Suffocative In Webster's Dictionary \Suf"fo*ca*tive\, a.
Tending or able to choke or stifle. ``Suffocative catarrhs.''
--Arbuthnot.
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