To suffocate is to cause someone to stop breathing. This can happen when someone is trapped in a closed space, or when they are breathing in too much air.
The victim was suffocating because of the smoke and the heat.
The victim was suffocating because he was trapped in the car.
adjective
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
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Most of the deaths were from suffocation or burns.
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The cause of Danielle's death was very likely suffocation or smothering.
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Death occurs by suffocation as the larynx loses its rigidity and collapses.
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The short trip becomes interminable as the men slowly suffocate to death.
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The initial cause of death for all three has been attributed to suffocation.
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Others suffocated in the mayhem.
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The soldier suffocates the baby.
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The trapped crewmen died of suffocation.
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They can desiccate and will eventually suffocate.
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Albert died of suffocation during the flight.