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Definition stifling in British English

stifling adjective

adjective
/ˈstaɪf(ə)lɪŋ/
1

heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe

Example

the stifling heat of a midsummer's day

Example

The hotel lobby was stifling.

Synonyms and related words
the warm hot burning
2

air or a smell that is stifling makes it difficult for you to breathe

Example

the stifling smell of burning rubber

Synonyms and related words
a breath of air/wind the air airborne
3

a stifling environment does not encourage a relaxed and happy existence, or the development of new ideas

Example

the stifling atmosphere of her unhappy family life

Synonyms and related words
uncomfortable tight unsettling unpleasant bad awful
Definition stifling in British English