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Suffocating

/sˈʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/
B2
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(verb) present participle and gerund of suffocate

Why is it so suffocating to live in Modena?
This room's so small and hot that I'm suffocating.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The heat in the small and unventilated room was almost ____, making it very hard to breathe today.

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