Definitions
Stifling - as a noun
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Example: "The suppression of heresy"
Stifling - as an adjective satellite
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Example: "The summer was sultry and oppressive"
Stifling - as a verb
To interrupt or cut off.
To repress, keep in or hold back.
Example: "The army stifled the rebellion."
To smother or suffocate.
Example: "The heat was stifling the children."
To feel smothered etc.
Example: "The heat felt stifling."
To die of suffocation.
Example: "Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday's fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom."
To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
Stifling - as an adjective
That stifles.
Example: "The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much."
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
STIFLING has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.
STIFLING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.
STIFLING has a WORDFEUD points total of 13.
