Antonyms for stifling
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stahy-fling |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstaɪ flɪŋ |
Definition of stifling
Origin :- late 14c., "to choke, suffocate, drown," of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of Old French estouffer "to stifle, smother," which may be from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German stopfon "to plug up, stuff"). Metaphoric sense is from 1570s. Related: Stifled; stifling.
- adj airless
- It was a low room, and though not many were present, the air was stifling.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The hot, searching, stifling African day took possession of the world.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- "I am stifling," said the dying man, rolling round his ghastly eyes.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The atmosphere was stifling as a night in the rains by reason of the steam and the crowd.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- He raised his arms to heaven, he was stifling with envy and vexation.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Pierre, who was stifling, was glad indeed to leave the dining-room.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He was stifling, and threw the large window of the room wide open.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He was stifling; his heart was beating as though it would burst.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- He killed it by pressing his knee on its breast and stifling its heart beats.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
Synonyms for stifling
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