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sucked all the air out of

sucked all the air out of is the simple past and past participle of suck all the air out of.

Meaning of suck all the air out of

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
  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

Questions about sucked all the air out of

What is sucked all the air out of the simple past and past participle of?
Sucked all the air out of is the simple past and past participle of suck all the air out of.

Words near sucked all the air out of in the dictionary

  1. suckboy
  2. suckboys
  3. sucked
  4. sucked a big one
  5. sucked a lemon
  6. sucked all the air out of
  7. sucked and blew
  8. sucked and blown
  9. sucked arse
  10. sucked ass
  11. sucked balls

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