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Muggy, stuffy, with bad ventilation
“A woman with a small child stepped down to the track to find relief from the stifling air of the car.”
Oppressively severe in nature
“The whole movement foreshadowed the period of the Cultural Revolution, when the young people were to break out in revolt against the stifling tyranny of the party.”
Strongly stimulating or overpowering to the senses
Cramped and confined, so as to induce the fear of closed or tight spaces
That serves to suppress
Emitting harmful substances, suffocating or stifling atmosphere
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong
Causing a loss of force, vitality, or enthusiasm
The action of inhibiting or putting an end to a process or progress
The prevention or failure of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something
The action of suppressing or withholding information
Death due to lack of oxygen
Present participle for to die or cause to die from a lack of air, or an inability to breathe
“The peasants imagined that someday the fumes would stifle them in their beds.”
Present participle for to refrain from openly expressing or displaying
“Victor heard her stifle a cry as he held a small mirror for her.”
Present participle for to deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of
“I thought I might stifle the noise by burying my head in the blankets, but I was too wide awake for that.”
Present participle for to impede or prevent the progress of
“These individuals were placed into all phases of our operation and we attempted not to stifle their ability to be creative.”
Present participle for to put an end to something, typically by the use of force
“Ramsey appointed Sibley to assemble troops at the fort and to prepare to head out to the frontier to help stifle the uprising.”
Present participle for to make less strong or intense
Present participle for to prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
Present participle for to hide or refuse to disclose information
Present participle for to block an opening or prevent the continued flow of
Present participle for to be, or become, inactive or unchanging
Present participle for to hold or maintain
Present participle for to render physically powerless, injured or unable to move
Present participle for to be detrimental to
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