stifling
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Is stifling a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
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What is the meaning of stifling?
Definition
noun (English)
1. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authorityExamples: "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"Synonyms: crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression
verb (English)
1. conceal or hideExamples: "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"Synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
2. smother or suppressExamples: "Stifle your curiosity"Synonyms: dampen, stifleAntonyms: stimulate
3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage ofExamples: "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"Synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate
4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygenExamples: "The child suffocated under the pillow"Synonyms: asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
adjective satellite (English)
1. characterized by oppressive heat and humidityExamples: "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"Synonyms: stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry
Definition source: Wiktionary