Smothering and Shrinking

Smothering

Smothering adjective - Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat.

Shrinking and smothering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrinking" instead a noun "Smothering".

Nearby Words: smother, smothered, smothery

Shrinking

Shrinking noun - The act of becoming less.
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Smothering and shrinking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smothering" instead a noun "Shrinking".

Nearby Words: shrink, shrinkage, shrinked
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