Definitions
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Used in a sentence
“The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much.”
“The oppression of the cabin was stifling, and Evelyn had left her; she could not bear his absence, and she followed him.”
“Who would go back to the stifling, wicked cities of civilized man when the mighty reaches of the great jungle offered peace and liberty? Not he.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Suppressive”8 letters
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