suffocates - Meaning in Tamil

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suffocate - Meaning in Tamil

suffocate Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of suffocates in English

suffocate verb

1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

   Synonyms

   choke, gag, gag, strangle

   Example

   • "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
2. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

   Example

   • "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

   Synonyms

   asphyxiate, stifle

   Example

   • "The child suffocated under the pillow"
4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

   Synonyms

   choke

   Example

   • "His job suffocated him"
5. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

   Synonyms

   choke

   Example

   • "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
6. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

   Synonyms

   asphyxiate, choke, stifle

   Example

   • "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
7. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

   Synonyms

   asphyxiate, smother

   Examples

   • "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
   • "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

Synonyms of suffocate

• choke, gag, strangle
• asphyxiate, stifle
• choke
• choke
• asphyxiate, choke, stifle
• asphyxiate, smother

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