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stifling [ˈstaɪflɪŋ] adj
oppressively hot or stuffy a stifling atmosphere stiflingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stifling adjective 1. suffocating, close, oppressive, airless, sticky, muggy The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. 2. oppressive, severe, overwhelming, repressive, cruel, brutal, unjust, overbearing, tyrannical, despotic a stifling bureaucracy Translations stifling [ˈstaɪflɪŋ] ADJ (lit, fig) → agobiante it's stifling in here → ¡hace un calor agobiante or sofocante aquí dentro! the atmosphere in the company is stifling → en la compañía hay una atmósfera agobiante stifling stifling [ˈstaɪflɪŋ] adj (heat) → soffocante it's stifling in here → qui non si respira stifling [ˈstaɪflɪŋ] adj (heat) → soffocante it's stifling in here → qui non si respira How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The doctors said that she could not get on without medical treatment, so they kept her in the stifling atmosphere of the town, and the Rostovs did not move to the country that summer of 1812. It seemed as if no longer could she endure the stifling heat. The heat, which in motion had been hard enough to bear, was positively stifling now. |
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