stifling

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stifling Definition

• (n) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
• (s) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

stifling Synonyms

• crushing
• quelling
• stifling
• sulfurous
• sulphurous
• sultry
• suppression