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adj
Causing asphyxiation; depriving living beings of the ability to breathe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Restrictive; stifling; preventing emotional or behavioral expression.
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adj
Overwhelming; breathtaking.
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verb
present participle and gerund of asphyxiate
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
tending to deprive of oxygen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
By surface analysis, asphyxiate + -ing.
