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单词 asphyxiating
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asphyxiatingn.

Etymology: Formed as asphyxiated adj. + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: asˈphyxiating.
Asphyxiation, suffocation.
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the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > death from suffocation or choking
strangulation1542
stifling1548
suffocation1567
throttling1599
throttle1622
asphyxia1778
asphyxy1784
smotheration1826
asphyxiation1866
asphyxiating1872
melanaema1892
1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) iv. 98 This asphyxiating process.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

asphyxiatingadj.

Etymology: Formed as asphyxiating n. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: asˈphyxiating.
Causing asphyxia, suffocating. Also figurative.
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the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [adjective] > smothering or smothered
smotheringa1200
smothery1603
smoring1642
asphyxiant1854
asphyxiating1859
1859 F. E. Paget Curate of Cumberworth 166 Of all asphyxiating miseries it is the worst.
1861 Sat. Rev. 20 July 63 The stiff dinner, or the asphyxiating drum.
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