stifling

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stifling

/ˈstaɪflɪŋ/

adjective more stifling · most stifling

That stifles. The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of stifle

noun stiflings

The act by which something is stifled. Every man who is destroyed must destroy himself. When a man stifles an admonition of conscience, he may fairly be said to sow the stiflings of conscience.

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adj that stifles

Español	sofocante
Português	sufocante
Français	étouffant
Deutsch	stickig, erdrückend
Italiano	soffocante
Русский	уду́шливый udúšlivyj

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@misc{stifling_2026,
  title = {stifling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stifling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}