Vocabulary
Suffocating
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
difficulty in breathing
Urdu meaning
گھٹن، حبس دم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- And now we have to contend with the daily reality of ecological crises, from terrifying flash floods to suffocating smog.
- Families toil in suffocating conditions, often for wages far below the legal minimum.
- Today, as we face an equally suffocating atmosphere, journalists, rights groups and civil society must continue the struggle for a more egalitarian society, and democratic rights.
- Do the suffocating conditions of today not mirror those during the Imam`s era?
- For decades, America`s top schools have attracted the best minds globally; but with these chilling developments, American universities may lose their attractiveness, as international students head for less suffocating climes.
Synonyms
asphyxiate, drown, smother,stifle, strangle
Antonyms
free, let go, loose
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