Dictionary entry

Suffocating

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

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Definition

suffocate /'sʌfǝkeÇt/ v ၁။ မြန္းက်ပ္သည္။ မြန္းသည္။ Many passengers suffocated in the burning aircraft. ❍ Two firemen were suffocated by the fumes. ❍ ( fig ) She felt suffocated (ie restricted) by all their rules and regulations. ၂။ အသက္႐ႉ က်ပ္သည္။ I'm suffocating in here – can we open a window? ❏ suffocating adj အသက္႐ႉရ က်ပ္ေသာ။ မြန္းက်ပ္ေသာ။ the suffocating heat of a tropical night ❍ ( fig ) a suffocating cloak of secrecy. ❏ suffocation /sʌfǝ'keÇʃn/ n [U] မြန္းျခင္း။ die of suffocation.

Examples

  1. Many of the victims either burnt to death or suffocated.
  2. The men tried to suffocate him with a plastic bag.
  3. The trade embargo is suffocating the nation’s economy.
  4. Living in a small town was suffocating Mona.