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Suffocating is an English word with synonyms like smothering or breathless. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Suffocating in a sentence

Suffocating | Suffocated | Suffocates

Suffocating meaning

present participle and gerund of suffocate

Synonyms of Suffocating

smothering suffocative breathless dyspneic dyspnoeic dyspneal dyspnoeal

Using Suffocating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of suffocate
  • Useful related words include: smothering, suffocative, breathless, dyspneic.
  • In the example corpus, suffocating often appears in combinations such as: and suffocating, was suffocating, suffocating defense.

Context around Suffocating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Suffocating

  • In this selection, "suffocating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, animals, playing, turtles, defense, summer and opponents stand out and add context to how "suffocating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after a suffocating summer of and algae blooms suffocating masses of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "suffocating" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with suffocating

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Suffocating, hardly able to breath. (5 words)

Michigan’s defense has been suffocating all season long and has continuously answered the bell. (15 words)

Dzifa Gomashie indicated that all of these are suffocating her, literally drowning her in the process. (16 words)

I find moments of such joy in queer and trans spaces, but this joy is marred by the suffocating exhaustion of surviving in a world where every day people are making living so much harder for people in my communities. (40 words)

USC looked up for the task early with a suffocating defense that forced six turnovers in the first quarter and held Stanford to 2 of 10 shooting in the opening 10 minutes, while taking an 11-4 lead. (38 words)

The situation is potentially more volatile now, with Israel's far-right government stung by the security breach and with Palestinians in despair over a never-ending occupation in the West Bank and suffocating blockade of Gaza. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to Badger Trust West Midlands diesel is not toxic to badgers, but blocking the entrance to a set can lead to animals suffocating.

After a suffocating summer of record temperatures and forest fires in 2022, France had for the most part experienced a typical holiday period this year, escaping the intense heat that scorched southern Europe in July.

But Chase had a supportive coaching staff, building him back up by removing the pressure to score, refocusing his energies on setting up teammates and suffocating opponents defensively.

Cutrone remains on the board and has started counselling to help him deal with both his grief and his suffocating survivor’s guilt.

Despite Johnson’s efforts, the road was still dangerously steep and narrow, clogged with granite boulders and often blanketed in suffocating dust.

Dzifa Gomashie indicated that all of these are suffocating her, literally drowning her in the process.

However, they stormed back, outscoring Emory 26-12 to end the second half, playing suffocating defense in this incredible stretch.

I felt I was suffocating and scared and was trying to get out of her hand but didn’t succeed.

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I find moments of such joy in queer and trans spaces, but this joy is marred by the suffocating exhaustion of surviving in a world where every day people are making living so much harder for people in my communities.

In fact, nearly every sector of the consumer market is suffocating from high prices, and climbing interest rates have done little to pull them down.

Michigan’s defense has been suffocating all season long and has continuously answered the bell.

Neophytou also announced party leadership elections slated for March 11, which drew the ire of certain party members for it being a suffocating deadline that would not allow interested parties to actually prepare a proper campaign.

People are familiar with seabirds dying from eating or turtles suffocating as a result of mistaking for jellyfish, but there is very little awareness about plastics that harm creatures at a smaller level, Kirby explains.

Suffocating, hardly able to breath.

Taking the middleman away from the equation is how the town seems to respond best to the changing times and ever-present monopoly of commercialism that can feel absolutely suffocating.

The Browns relied on their suffocating defense to edge the Steelers 13-10 behind rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

The ecological warning signs of impending doom—toxic algae blooms, suffocating masses of plastic waste, etc.—are inescapable.

The situation is potentially more volatile now, with Israel's far-right government stung by the security breach and with Palestinians in despair over a never-ending occupation in the West Bank and suffocating blockade of Gaza.

USC looked up for the task early with a suffocating defense that forced six turnovers in the first quarter and held Stanford to 2 of 10 shooting in the opening 10 minutes, while taking an 11-4 lead.

Adi texts the boy he met at the disco – a text revealed when his father forces him to open up his phone – to say he feels as if he is suffocating.

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Common combinations with suffocating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "suffocating" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Badger Trust West Midlands diesel is not toxic to badgers, but blocking the entrance to a set can lead to animals suffocating." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "suffocating" from authentic English texts.
What does "suffocating" mean?
Suffocating means: present participle and gerund of suffocate
What are synonyms of "suffocating"?
Common synonyms of "suffocating" include: smothering, suffocative, breathless, dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal.
How many example sentences with "suffocating" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "suffocating", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.