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stifling
[stahy-fling]
adjective
suffocating; oppressively close.
the stifling atmosphere of the cavern.
stifling
/ ˈٲɪڱɪŋ /
adjective
oppressively hot or stuffy
a stifling atmosphere
Other 51Թ Forms
- stiflingly adverb
- unstifling adjective
- ˈپڱԲ adverb
Example Sentences
"I'd always found school really fulfilling and satisfying but university was really stifling. I realised that a life within academia didn't foster the same sense of curiosity about the universe that I'd felt going in."
Democrats should forget their stifling, discredited norms, do the right thing for the country and just pick the most effective person for the job.
At a workshop in Kabul where carpets are made, hundreds of women and girls work in a cramped space, the air thick and stifling.
This aims to make social media firms and search engines protect children and adults in the UK from illegal, harmful material, although some have argued it risks stifling free expression online.
It’s a question he takes especially seriously when considering he came up in a German entertainment industry that sometimes was stifling.
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