asphyxiate
verb (used with object)
to produce asphyxia in.
was asphyxiating
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past progressiveof asphyxiate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The room was asphyxiating, but no one except Audrey seemed to be inconvenienced.
From The Lion's Share by Arnold Bennett
It wasn't as if I was asphyxiating from those smells any longer.
From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
