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STIFLING
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Example:
the stifling of all dissent
Synonyms:
crushing; quelling; stifling; suppression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stifling" is a kind of...):
bar; prevention (the act of preventing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stifling"):
crackdown (severely repressive actions)
Derivation:
stifle (suppress in order to conceal or hide)
II. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Example:
the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Synonyms:
stifling; sulfurous; sulphurous; sultry
Classified under:
Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
III. (verb)
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-ing form of the verb stifle
