Stifling has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
"the suppression of heresy"
"the quelling of the rebellion"
"the stifling of all dissent"
2
The act by which something is stifled.
Verb
1
present participle of stifle
Adjective
1
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
"the summer was sultry and oppressive"
"the stifling atmosphere"
"the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
Example Sentences
"the suppression of heresy"
noun
"the quelling of the rebellion"
noun
"the stifling of all dissent"
noun
"the summer was sultry and oppressive"
adjective
"the stifling atmosphere"
adjective
"the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
adjective
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