stifling
/ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That stifles.
Example Sentences
- "The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much."
- "The oppression of the cabin was stifling, and Evelyn had left her; she could not bear his absence, and she followed him."
- "Who would go back to the stifling, wicked cities of civilized man when the mighty reaches of the great jungle offered peace and liberty? Not he."
- "Every man who is destroyed must destroy himself. When a man stifles an admonition of conscience, he may fairly be said to sow the stiflings of conscience."
- "Despite this, Mott McDonald's report says: "Following the loss of employment in mining and manufacturing opportunities across the area, a lack of connectivity and accessibility to new opportunities has led to the stifling of development and inward investment."