verb🔗ShareAsfixiar, sofocarTo suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body."Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"¡Abrid la escotilla, se está asfixiando en la esclusa de aire!medicinephysiologybodyconditionsensationsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsfixiarse, sofocarTo die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body."He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."Asfixió a su esposa sosteniendo una almohada sobre su cabeza.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseactionbiologyenvironmenthumanorganismsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsfixiar, sofocarTo overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation."The constant arguing between her siblings suffocated her with stress. "Las constantes discusiones entre sus hermanos la asfixiaban de estrés.mindemotionsensationphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDestruir, extinguirTo destroy; to extinguish."to suffocate fire"Extinguir el fuego.physiologymedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAsfixiadoSuffocated; choked."The smoke from the fire made the room suffocating, leaving everyone feeling choked and dizzy. "El humo del incendio hizo que la habitación fuera asfixiante, dejando a todos sintiéndose ahogados y mareados.medicinephysiologysensationbodydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading