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Dictionary definition for: Stifling

1. (n) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy" "the quelling of the rebellion" "the stifling of all dissent"

2. (s) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive" "the stifling atmosphere" "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

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