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stifling

/ˈstaɪfəlɪŋ/ /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
adjective
  1. 1 boğucu, bunaltıcı
  2. 2 kısıtlayıcı, baskıcı

Definition (English)

  1. Extremely hot and with no fresh air, making it difficult to breathe.
  2. Limiting freedom or new ideas so much that a person cannot develop.

Example Sentences

  1. The room felt stifling after a few hours.
    Birkaç saat sonra oda boğucu bir hâl aldı.
  2. It was a stifling summer day with no breeze.
    Esinti olmayan bunaltıcı bir yaz günüydü.
  3. She left the job because of the stifling bureaucracy.
    Baskıcı bürokrasi yüzünden işten ayrıldı.
  4. He found small-town life stifling and moved to the city.
    Küçük kasaba hayatını kısıtlayıcı buldu ve şehre taşındı.

Synonyms

suffocatingoppressiveairlesssweltering

Antonyms

refreshingairy

Collocations

stifling heatstifling atmospherestifling roomstifling airstifling conditionsstifling silence

Related Words

heattemperaturehumidityweatherairenvironment