he cannot breathe
91splutter — UK [ˈsplʌtə(r)] / US [ˈsplʌtər] verb Word forms splutter : present tense I/you/we/they splutter he/she/it splutters present participle spluttering past tense spluttered past participle spluttered informal 1) a) [intransitive] to make noises with… …
92strangle — UK [ˈstræŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms strangle : present tense I/you/we/they strangle he/she/it strangles present participle strangling past tense strangled past participle strangled 1) to kill a person or an animal by squeezing… …
93stuffed-up — UK / US adjective if you have a stuffed up nose, you cannot breathe easily because you have a cold …
94stuffy — UK [ˈstʌfɪ] / US adjective Word forms stuffy : adjective stuffy comparative stuffier superlative stuffiest 1) a stuffy room is too warm and has an unpleasant smell because there is no fresh air in it 2) informal if you have a stuffy nose, you… …
95suffocating — UK [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ] / US adjective 1) so hot that you cannot breathe easily It s suffocating in here! 2) making you feel that you are not free to do what you want In time the marriage became suffocating. suffocating conventions …
96throttle — I UK [ˈθrɒt(ə)l] / US [ˈθrɑt(ə)l] noun Word forms throttle : singular throttle plural throttles 1) [countable] a piece of equipment that controls how fast a vehicle is moving by controlling the amount of fuel going into the engine 2)… …
97ventilator — UK [ˈventɪleɪtə(r)] / US [ˈvent(ə)lˌeɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms ventilator : singular ventilator plural ventilators 1) a machine that pushes air in and out of someone s lungs when they cannot breathe on their own 2) a machine that brings… …
98splutter — [ˈsplʌtə] verb informal 1) [I/T] to make noises with your mouth because you suddenly cannot breathe or swallow normally, or to say something while doing this 2) [I] if something such as an engine splutters, it makes a series of short noises… …
99suffocate — [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt] verb [I/T] to die because you cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way suffocation [ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
100suffocating — [ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ] adj so hot that you cannot breathe easily …
