stifling

[US]/'staɪf(ə)lɪŋ/
[UK]/'staɪflɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. oppressive

Phrases & Collocations

stifling heat

stifling atmosphere

stifling regulations

stifling control

stifling bureaucracy

Example Sentences

she broke off, stifling a sob.

high taxes were stifling private enterprise.

The stifling heat made it hard to breathe.

She felt stifling pressure from her boss to work overtime.

The stifling atmosphere in the meeting room made everyone uncomfortable.

He found the stifling rules at the company stifled his creativity.

The stifling bureaucracy slowed down the decision-making process.

She broke free from the stifling constraints of her upbringing.

The stifling traffic jam caused delays for hours.

The stifling workload left him feeling exhausted.

The stifling regulations made it difficult for small businesses to thrive.

The stifling humidity in the room made it unbearable to stay inside.

Real-world Examples

Critics of President Maduro are calling the latest anti-hate law a tool to stifling dissent.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

It's backbreaking work often performed in stifling heat and humidity.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Ceiling fans cut out on stifling summer afternoons.

Source: New York Times

" Yes, I am stifling; let us go" .

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Those who live there do not find this stifling.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The fire in the oven had died but the room was stifling hot.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Since then, security forces have kept a stifling grip on Algeria.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Although stifling heat has gone down over the last 2 days.

Source: AP Listening Collection July 2015

Meanwhile economically stifling lockdown saw the unemployment rate soared to 34 percent.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

He'd grown to hate the stifling conventions of bourgeois society.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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