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- Dictionarysti·fling/ˈstīf(ə)liNG/
adjective
- 1. (of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating: "stifling heat"
- 2. making one feel constrained or oppressed: "the stifling formality of her family life"
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STIFLING definition: 1. extremely hot and unpleasant: 2. preventing something from happening: 3. extremely hot and…. Learn more.
1. a. : to withhold from circulation or expression. stifled our anger. b. : to cut off (the voice, the breath, etc.) c. : deter, discourage. 2. a (1) : muffle. (2) : smother. b. : to kill by depriving of oxygen : suffocate. intransitive verb. : to be or become unable to breathe easily. stifling in the heat. stifler. ˈstī-f (ə-)lər. noun. stiflingly
Stifling definition: suffocating; oppressively close. See examples of STIFLING used in a sentence.
Synonyms for STIFLING: close, suffocating, stuffy, breathless, thick, oppressive, heavy, airless; Antonyms of STIFLING: breezy, airy, refreshing, sweet, bracing, reviving, brisk, restorative.
Definition of 'stifling' stifling. (staɪflɪŋ ) 1. adjective. Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot. The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. Synonyms: suffocating, close, oppressive, airless More Synonyms of stifling.
Something stifling makes you feel suffocated. If your mother insists on accompanying you on your first date, that will probably feel stifling.
sti·fling. (stī′flĭng) adj. 1. Very hot or stuffy: The air was stifling in the closed room. 2. Inhibiting, stultifying, or oppressive: "The scholarly correctness of our age can be stifling" (Annalyn Swan). sti′fling·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
