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stifling
01
(of weather) uncomfortably hot and lacking air circulation
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most stifling
Comparative
more stifling
gradable
Examples
The stifling heat made it hard to breathe.
Stifling
01
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
uncountable
Lexical Tree
stifling
stifle
