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Synonyms for stifling in English

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  1. stifling:
  2. stifle:

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Detailed Synonyms for stifling in English

stifling:

stifling adj

  1. stifling
    muggy; sweltering; stifling; stuffy; musty; stale; sultry; close
  2. stifling
    suffocating; stifling
  3. stifling
    – characterized by oppressive heat and humidity 1
    stifling; sultry; sulphurous; sulfurous
    – characterized by oppressive heat and humidity 1
    • stifling adj
      • the stifling atmosphere1
    • sultry adj
      • the summer was sultry and oppressive1
    • sulphurous adj, British
    • sulfurous adj, American
      • the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm1

stifling [the ~] noun

  1. the stifling
    – forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority 1
    the suppression; the stifling; the crushing; the quelling
    – forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority 1
    • suppression [the ~] noun
      • the suppression of heresy1
    • stifling [the ~] noun
      • the stifling of all dissent1
    • crushing [the ~] noun
    • quelling [the ~] noun
      • the quelling of the rebellion1

Related Words for "stifling":

  • stiflings, stiflingly

Alternate Synonyms for "stifling":


Related Definitions for "stifling":

  1. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity1
    • the stifling atmosphere1
  2. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority1
    • the stifling of all dissent1

stifling form of stifle:

stifle

  1. stifle
    choke; stifle

stifle [the ~] noun

  1. the stifle
    – joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee 1
    the knee; the stifle
    – joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee 1

to stifle verb (stifles, stifled, stifling)

  1. to stifle
    – be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen 1
    to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to stifle
    – be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen 1
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • The child suffocated under the pillow1
    • asphyxiate verb (asphyxiates, asphyxiated, asphyxiating)
    • stifle verb (stifles, stifled, stifling)
  2. to stifle
    – smother or suppress 1
    dampen; to stifle
    – smother or suppress 1
  3. to stifle
    – impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of 1
    to choke; to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to stifle
    – impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children1
    • asphyxiate verb (asphyxiates, asphyxiated, asphyxiating)
    • stifle verb (stifles, stifled, stifling)
  4. to stifle
    – conceal or hide 1
    to strangle; to stifle; repress; muffle; smother
    – conceal or hide 1
    • strangle verb (strangles, strangled, strangling)
      • strangle a yawn1
    • stifle verb (stifles, stifled, stifling)
    • repress verb
    • muffle verb
      • muffle one's anger1
    • smother verb
      • smother a yawn1

Conjugations for stifle:

present
  1. stifle
  2. stifle
  3. stifles
  4. stifle
  5. stifle
  6. stifle
simple past
  1. stifled
  2. stifled
  3. stifled
  4. stifled
  5. stifled
  6. stifled
present perfect
  1. have stifled
  2. have stifled
  3. has stifled
  4. have stifled
  5. have stifled
  6. have stifled
past continuous
  1. was stifling
  2. were stifling
  3. was stifling
  4. were stifling
  5. were stifling
  6. were stifling
future
  1. shall stifle
  2. will stifle
  3. will stifle
  4. shall stifle
  5. will stifle
  6. will stifle
continuous present
  1. am stifling
  2. are stifling
  3. is stifling
  4. are stifling
  5. are stifling
  6. are stifling
subjunctive
  1. be stifled
  2. be stifled
  3. be stifled
  4. be stifled
  5. be stifled
  6. be stifled
diverse
  1. stifle!
  2. let's stifle!
  5. stifled
  6. stifling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "stifle":


Antonyms for "stifle":


Related Definitions for "stifle":

  1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee1
  2. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen1
  3. smother or suppress1
  4. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of1
  5. conceal or hide1







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