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The supersize approach works for some of the songs, but by and large, these tracks suffocate under overambitious arrangements.
He loosened his tie and undid the first button of his collar so he wouldn't suffocate.
Steam rose from all directions, billowing into swirls, each a threatening tentacle ready to choke, suffocate, asphyxiate me.
I rambled on to myself and quickly sped out of the living room that threatened to suffocate me.
And ultimately, they die from the diaphragm contracting to such an extent that they asphyxiate or suffocate to death.
If you breathe it, it will blister your mouth and throat until you suffocate.
Plastic bags that sink to the sea floor can also suffocate and kill sea grasses.
First it seems to suffocate everything, then it dances skywards up the stage tower.
Unable to surface to breathe, they suffocate and drown and are eventually washed onto the beaches along the coast here.
A giant squid's blood cannot carry oxygen well in warm water, so if it is forced to the surface, it will suffocate.
He gave me his famous bear hug and squeezed me until I felt like I was going to suffocate.
As it decays, it ties up dissolved oxygen, eventually causing creatures like shrimp, fish, crabs, and octopuses to suffocate.
The locks of hair had twisted themselves into ringlets, and they looked like they would suffocate her if left untamed.
Fish start to suffocate out of water and their gills may collapse and bleed.
One fire-fighter discharged a dry chemical extinguisher in the baggage compartment then closed the door to suffocate the fire.
The ministry tracks are not intended to be rigidly distinct, exclusive, or to suffocate the creative development of the Brother's vocation.
These are generally not recommended as they may cause the baby to suffocate.
We also eat excessively to anesthetize, suffocate thoughts, emotions, and painful feelings.
People who use solvents sometimes pass out with the bag still in place, and suffocate due to lack of oxygen.
Without treatment for gapeworms, birds can suffocate to death.
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Then he commenced to gasp, to suffocate, and he had to unbutton his collar and his belt.
He began to suffocate with chagrin, and hurried his steps in sheer distress.
You see, when we discovered the fire, we battened down immediately to suffocate the fire.
My brethren, will ye suffocate in the fumes of their maws and appetites!
After the fever had left his veins, the youth thought that at last he was going to suffocate.
I pant for a plantation which shall shelter and not suffocate.
Certainly this sand is going to try its best to suffocate us.
As it was, ere he had time to suffocate, Macpherson was on the spot.
Marguerite's horror mounted until it threatened to suffocate her.
Children younger than 8 can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken ballons.
His heart was pounding until he believed that he must suffocate.
To suffocate their target, anacondas constrict their bodies around their target meal, which could be a fish, bird, deer, crocodile, tapirs and humans.
He was sure that he should suffocate unless aid came quickly.
The physicians tried to suffocate the fiend with tobacco smoke.
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