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suffocating

/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪɾɪŋ/

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verb

اختنق، خنق

To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

Examples :

"Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"

افتحوا الفتحة، إنه يختنق في غرفة معادلة الضغط!

medicine physiology body sensation suffering

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verb

اختنق، خنق

To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.

Examples :

"He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."

خنق زوجته بوضع وسادة على رأسها.

medicine physiology body disease sensation suffering

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verb

يخنق، يختنق

To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.

Examples :

"The constant arguing between my siblings suffocated me; I felt overwhelmed and unable to breathe. "

الجدال المستمر بين أشقائي خنقني؛ شعرت بالإرهاق وعدم القدرة على التنفس.

sensation mind emotion

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verb

يدمر، يخمد

To destroy; to extinguish.

Examples :

"to suffocate fire"

إخماد النار.

disaster environment nature

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noun

اختناق

Examples :

"The suffocating heat in the classroom made it difficult to concentrate. "

جعل الحر الشديد في الفصل من الصعب التركيز.

sensation medicine body physiology suffering