stifling
verb
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To interrupt or cut off.
To repress, keep in or hold back.
Example: The army stifled the rebellion.
To smother or suffocate.
Example: The heat was stifling the children.
To feel smothered etc.
Example: The heat felt stifling.
noun
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The act by which something is stifled.
adjective
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That stifles.
Example: The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much.