stifling
11stifling — stiflingly, adv. /stuy fling/, adj. suffocating; oppressively close: the stifling atmosphere of the cavern. [1550 60; STIFLE1 + ING2] * * * …
12stifling — adjective Describing something that stifles. The heat was stifling, it seemed hard to breath and the exertion rolling over on the bed seemed to much …
13stifling — adj. Stifling is used with these nouns: ↑heat …
14stifling — /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/ (say stuyfling) adjective suffocating; oppressively close: a stifling atmosphere. {stifl(e)1 + ing2} –stiflingly, adverb …
15stifling competition — See stifling bids; suppression of competition …
16stifling — Synonyms and related words: airless, breathless, breezeless, choking, close, constrictive, contrary, counterproductive, crosswise, extinguishment, hindering, hindersome, humid, ill ventilated, in the way, inhibiting, inhibitive, interrupting,… …
17stifling — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Oppressive due to a lack of fresh air: airless, close, stuffy. See BREATH, OPEN …
18stifling — sti·fling || staɪflɪŋ n. act of smothering; act of suppressing adj. tending to repress; smothering, suffocating sti·fle || staɪfl v. hold back, restrain; crush, quell; smother, suffocate, asphyxiate; be suffocated …
19stifling — [ˈstaɪf(ə)lɪŋ] adj so hot that you feel uncomfortable and are unable to breathe easily …
20stifling of the economy — choking the economy, slowing down the economy, causing negative effects in the economy …
