Definitions for STIFLING
sti·fling

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1. suppression, crushing, quelling, stiflingadjective

   forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

   "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

2. sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurousadjective

   characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

   "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

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1. stiflingadjective

   Describing something that stifles.

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1. stifling

   Stifling generally refers to the act of making someone unable to breathe properly, causing discomfort from heat, lack of air, or a restrictive environment, or suppressing or preventing a process or activity from progressing. It can be used in a physical, emotional, or metaphorical context.

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1. Stifling

   of Stifle

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1. liftings

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STIFLING in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STIFLING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of STIFLING in a Sentence

1. Steve Bradford:

   These tariffs have had a stifling effect on business. Removing them would benefit the U.S. and China.

2. Jay Harris:

   Think about that phrase, 'As cool as the other side of the pillow.' It's a hot, stifling night. You're having trouble sleeping. But then you think to turn the pillow over, and, Wow, it's cool, and it feels so good, well, that's who Stuart is. He is 'the other side of pillow,' the man who made sportscasting cool. God bless whoever it was who thought to rearrange the bedding at ESPN.

3. England Governor Mark Carney:

   The important thing for us as members of the FSB is to be moving in parallel with these developments and not be stifling innovation, but being able to apply them in a way that improves the resilience of the system.

4. Katie Harbath:

   You need that right balance to make sure you’re not stifling innovation, but making sure that you’re aware of the implications of what it is that you’re building, we won’t know until we see how things continue to operate moving forward, but my hope is that they at least continue to think about that.

5. John Osborne:

   I want to get to the height of my career being completely who I am, i mean, I am who I am, but I’ve kept a part of me muted, and it’s been stifling.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STIFLING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stifling
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STIFLING