Translation meaning & definition of the word "smothering" into Dutch language

adjective

1. Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• "The choking june dust"

• "The smothering soft voices"

• "Smothering heat"

• "The room was suffocating--hot and airless"

synonym:
• smothering
,
• suffocating
,
• suffocative

1. Het veroorzaken van ademhalingsmoeilijkheden, vooral door gebrek aan frisse lucht en aanwezigheid van warmte

• "Het verstikkende junistof"

• "De verstikkende zachte stemmen"

• "Verzachtende hitte"

• "De kamer was verstikkend, heet en luchtloos"

synoniem:
• verstikkend

Examples of using

It was difficult to restrain myself from smothering Tom.

Het was moeilijk om mezelf ervan te weerhouden Tom te verstikken.