suffocate


Meanings

  • deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing;
    • "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
  • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
  • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;
  • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;
    • "His job suffocated him"
  • be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;
    • "The child suffocated under the pillow"
  • feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air;
  • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;


Scrabble Score: 17

suffocate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

suffocate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

suffocate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 19

suffocate is a valid Words With Friends word