How to pronounce "stifling"

• "stifling" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions 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"

Synonyms:

• suppression
• crushing
• quelling
• stifling

Adjective

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

Synonyms:

• sultry
• stifling
• sulfurous
• sulphurous