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suck all the air out of

suck all the air out of verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, all, air, out.

Verb

suck all the air out of (third-person singular simple present sucks all the air out of, present participle sucking all the air out of, simple past and past participle sucked all the air out of)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, all, air, out.
  2. To dominate or overwhelm.
    • The gravity of our situation sucks all the air out of the truck cab. I'm caught in a moment of deep reflection.2015, Ryan Correy, A Purpose Ridden, →ISBN
    • No one ever understands Luella's impact. It is as though she sucks all the air out of a room.2015, Sandra Buechler, Understanding and Treating Patients in Clinical Psychoanalysis, →ISBN
  3. To destroy.
    • But his next words sucked all the air out of my rationalizations.2008, Eric Rosenblatt, The Bureaucrat of Last Resort, →ISBN, page 208
    • You've got to be flexible — otherwise it sucks all the air out of the movie, and you've seen the movies that feel like a filmed storyboard.2009, Jacqueline B Frost, Cinematography for Directors, →ISBN, page 36

Forms of suck all the air out of

third-person singular presentsucks all the air out of
present participlesucking all the air out of
past participlesucked all the air out of
pastsucked all the air out of

Questions about suck all the air out of

What does suck all the air out of mean?
Suck all the air out of means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, all, air, out.
What part of speech is suck all the air out of?
Suck all the air out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of suck all the air out of?
The past tense of suck all the air out of is sucked all the air out of.

Words near suck all the air out of in the dictionary

  1. Suciu
  2. suck
  3. suck a bag of dicks
  4. suck a big one
  5. suck a lemon
  6. suck all the air out of
  7. suck all the oxygen out of
  8. suck and blow
  9. suck arse
  10. suck ass
  11. suck balls

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