suffocating heat

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describes heat that is so intense it is difficult to breathe

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Examples (10)

  • The suffocating heat in the desert made it impossible to travel during the day.
  • We had to stay indoors because of the suffocating heat wave.
  • The unventilated room was filled with suffocating heat and humidity.
  • Even with the fan on, the suffocating heat made sleeping difficult.
  • The suffocating heat of the engine room was intense.
  • They longed for a cool breeze to escape the suffocating heat.
  • The athletes struggled to perform in the suffocating heat of the stadium.
  • We drove with the windows down, trying to escape the suffocating heat outside.
  • The city was blanketed in a heavy, suffocating heat for weeks.
  • She felt dizzy from the suffocating heat and lack of air.