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Suffocated vs Suffocating - What's the difference?

suffocated | suffocating |

As verbs the difference between suffocated and suffocating

is that suffocated is (suffocate) while suffocating is .

As an adjective suffocated

is of someone or something that has died as a result of suffocation.

As a noun suffocating is

suffocation.

suffocated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of someone or something that has died as a result of suffocation.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (suffocate)

    • suffocating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • suffocation
  • * (Mark Twain)
    • Here the narrator bursts into explosion after explosion of thunderous horse-laughter, repeating that nub from time to time through his gaspings and shriekings and suffocatings .