Wondering how to hyphenate the English word suffocate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.
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Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor |
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Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of The foul air was slowly suffocating the children |
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Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village |
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Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of His job suffocated him |
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Be asphyxiated Die from lack of oxygen The child suffocated under the pillow |
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Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating |
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Struggle for breath Have insufficient oxygen intake He swallowed a fishbone and gagged |