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Definitions for STIFLING
sti·fling
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
Wiktionary
stiflingadjective
Describing something that stifles.
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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.
Webster Dictionary
Stifling
of Stifle
Anagrams for STIFLING »
liftings
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of STIFLING in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of STIFLING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of STIFLING in a Sentence
These tariffs have had a stifling effect on business. Removing them would benefit the U.S. and China.
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.
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.
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.
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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