suffocating

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/

Verb

suffocating

1. present participle and gerund of suffocate

Noun

suffocating (plural suffocatings)

1. suffocation
   • 1897, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], How to Tell a Story:

     after explosion of thunderous horse-laughter, repeating that nub from time to time through his gaspings and shriekings and suffocatings.

Anagrams

• offuscating