suffocating
adjective /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
- making it difficult to breathe normally synonym stifling
- The afternoon heat was suffocating.
- it is suffocating Can I open a window? It's suffocating in here!
- limiting what somebody/something can do
- Some marriages can sometimes feel suffocating.
- As a public figure, she had to endure suffocating publicity.