Definition of 'smothering'

See also: smother 

Adjective

1. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"
      Synonyms: suffocating suffocative

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