ASPHYXIATING

asphyxiating

(adjective) tending to deprive of oxygen; “asphyxiating gasses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

asphyxiating

present participle of asphyxiate

Source: Wiktionary


ASPHYXIATE

As*phyx"i*ate, v. t.

Definition: To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate.

Note: [Used commonly in the past pple.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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11 February 2025

ALEWIFE

(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus


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