1. in a way that makes breathing difficult or causes a feeling of being unable to breathe
2. in an extremely restrictive or oppressive manner
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The air in the crowded subway car was suffocatingly hot.
• She felt suffocatingly trapped in her small apartment.
• The humidity made the summer day suffocatingly uncomfortable.
• His parents were suffocatingly overprotective.
• The smoke filled the room suffocatingly quickly.
• The tight schedule was suffocatingly demanding.
• The basement felt suffocatingly cramped with all the boxes.