suffocating /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •That tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative. noun1 •Synonym of suffocation.Here the narrator bursts into explosion after explosion of thunderous horse-laughter, repeating that nub from time to time through his gaspings and shriekings and suffocatings. — 1895 formssuffocatings · more suffocating · most suffocating