| Pronunciation: | | st'Ifling
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- [n] forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
- [adj] 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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| | Synonyms: | | crushing, hot, quelling, sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry, suppression |
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| | See Also: | | bar, crackdown, prevention |
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