suffocating
adjective
suf·fo·cat·ing
ˈsə-fə-ˌkā-tiŋ 
: tending or serving to suffocate or overpower : overwhelming
suffocatingly
adverb
Examples of suffocating in a Sentence
inside the bunker it was suffocating, and some of the men had already passed out
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What might feel supportive to one person could feel suffocating or unhelpful to another.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The goaltender finished with a career-high 19 saves, anchoring a suffocating defensive unit.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Humphrey had two, Trayvon Mullen added a pair, Kyle Hamilton intercepted rookie quarterback Devin Leary, then Jalyn Armour-Davis snatched an end zone fade from Johnson to Andrews in the air to put the cap on a suffocating defensive showing.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
The production-design team pushed the lighting and colors almost too far, creating a suffocating environment.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The goaltender finished with a career-high 19 saves, anchoring a suffocating defensive unit.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
Humphrey had two, Trayvon Mullen added a pair, Kyle Hamilton intercepted rookie quarterback Devin Leary, then Jalyn Armour-Davis snatched an end zone fade from Johnson to Andrews in the air to put the cap on a suffocating defensive showing.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
The production-design team pushed the lighting and colors almost too far, creating a suffocating environment.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
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“Suffocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffocating. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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