suffocate

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Pronunciation [change]

  • (UK) IPA: ˈsʌfəkeɪt
  • Hyphenation: suf‧fo‧cate

Verb [change]

Plain form
suffocate

Third-person singular
suffocates

Past tense
suffocated

Past participle
suffocated

Present participle
suffocating

  1. (intransitive) To suffocate is the action of dying from lack of air.
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