Definition of Stifling

Noun

  • forceful prevention
    putting down by power or authority
    "the suppression of heresy"
    "the quelling of the rebellion"
    "the stifling of all dissent"

Adjective

  • characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
    "the summer was sultry and oppressive"
    "the stifling atmosphere"
    "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
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Unscramble stifling

116 unscramble word found using the letters stifling.
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