- Very hot or stuffy almost to the point of being suffocating.
- Being of such a character or nature as to engender a feeling of stultification, repression, or suffocation: "The scholarly correctness of our age can be stifling" (Annalyn Swan).
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adjective
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| WordNet: stifling |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Synonyms: suppression, crushing, quelling
The adjective stifling has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Synonyms: sultry, sulfurous, sulphurous
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