Definition of stifling Stifling

/stajˈflɪŋ/ - [stayfling] - sti•fling

We found 7 definitions of stifling from 5 different sources.

What does stifling mean?

Adjective
stifling - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
		sultry, sulfurous, sulphurous
		hot marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
Noun
stifling - forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
		suppression, crushing, quelling
		prevention, bar the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"