Meaning of “suffocating” in the English Dictionary

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"suffocating" in English

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uk /ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ/ us /ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.t̬ɪŋ/

› informal Something that is suffocating makes you feel uncomfortably hot or unable to breathe:

I've got to open the window - it's suffocating in here!

suffocating smoke/fumes

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› preventing something or someone from improving or developing in a positive way:

The book tells the story of a woman escaping from a suffocating marriage.

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(Definition of “suffocating” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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