suffocates
- present tense form of suffocate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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However, if there is too much calcium, the mitochondrial processes become unbalanced and the cell suffocates.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
As Spain suffocates under high temperatures, ice on its mountains is melting.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2023
In Los Angeles County alone, a baby suffocates nearly every week while sleeping, according to the infant safe sleep campaign from the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
It suffocates resident wildlife, and the toxic gases it releases - hydrogen sulphide and ammonia - can cause headaches, nausea and breathing difficulties in humans.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
This atmosphere of carbolic and gangrene clogs the lungs, it is a thick gruel, it suffocates.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
