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How to pronounce asphyxiate
“asphyxiate” pronunciation in British English
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“asphyxiate” in real sentences
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oxygen and you’d asphyxiate.
TED-Ed
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sanctions will asphyxiate the Iranian regime.
PBS NewsHour
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one of the gas burners and accidentally asphyxiate himself.
OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film
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so perhaps we should shut this off before we asphyxiate ourselves.
Veritasium
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