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List of meaning for stifling

overpowering to the point of being suffocating or preventing progress

suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling(adj)

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

"the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous(adj)

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

"the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

lacking fresh air

the lecture hall was stifling until we opened several windows

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