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suffocation

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suffocation: see asphyxia asphyxia , deficiency of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood and body tissues. Asphyxia, often referred to as suffocation, usually results from an interruption of breathing due to mechanical blockage of the breathing passages, paralysis of the
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I was scorching up, burning alive internally, in an agony of fire and suffocation, and I wanted air.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
One may think that the locality of your passing away by means of suffocation in water does not really matter very much.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
I call it relief, though it was only the relief that a snap brings to a strain or the burst of a thunderstorm to a day of suffocation.
Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context
 
 
 
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