asphyxier
Meanings
Verb
1. to asphyxiate
Examples4
Elle est morte asphyxiée.
She died for lack of air.
Bon nombre des victimes moururent brûlées ou asphyxiées.
Many of the victims either burnt to death or suffocated.
Mon meilleur ami est mort asphyxié.
My best friend died of asphyxiation.
Faute de coussin, elle l'asphyxia avec un mouchoir.
Because she couldn't find a pillow, she smothered him with a handkerchief.