Usually means: Depriving body of necessary oxygen.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word asphyxiating:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. asphyxiating: Merriam-Webster
  2. asphyxiating: Collins English Dictionary
  3. asphyxiating: Vocabulary.com
  4. asphyxiating: Wordnik
  5. asphyxiating: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. asphyxiating: Wiktionary
  7. asphyxiating: Dictionary.com
  8. asphyxiating: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Asphyxiating: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. asphyxiating: Rhymezone
  11. asphyxiating: FreeDictionary.org
  12. asphyxiating: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. asphyxiating: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. asphyxiating: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. asphyxiating: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. asphyxiating: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (asphyxiating)

adjective:  Causing asphyxiation; depriving living beings of the ability to breath.
adjective:  Restrictive; stifling; preventing emotional or behavioral expression.
adjective:  Overwhelming; breathtaking.


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