Betekenis van:
smothering

smothering
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • snikheet; erg heet
  • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
"the smothering soft voices"
"smothering heat"

Synoniemen

smothering
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • stikkend
  • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
"the smothering soft voices"
"smothering heat"

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. Smothering (e.g. by man-made structures, disposal of dredge spoil),
  2. .4 where the enclosed cargo space is protected by a carbon dioxide fire-extinguishing system the deck scuppers are fitted with means to prevent the escape of the smothering gas.