😮‍💨suffocate

Meaning

to cause someone to die or have difficulty breathing by depriving them of air

Example Sentences

The child nearly suffocated when trapped in the locked room.

Example Expressions

feel suffocated

Synonyms

choke, smother, stifle, asphyxiate, strangle

Antonyms

breathe, inhale, ventilate

Collocations

suffocate in smoke, suffocate under pressure, suffocate slowly, suffocate with love