Words with a similar base: stifling

'stifling'
[suppression.n.03] as in: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority


Examples:
the suppression of heresy
the quelling of the rebellion
the stifling of all dissent



'stifling'
[smother.v.03] as in: conceal or hide


Examples:
smother a yawn
muffle one's anger
strangle a yawn



'stifling'
[stifle.v.02] as in: smother or suppress


Examples:
Stifle your curiosity



'stifling'
[suffocate.v.02] as in: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of


Examples:
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children



'stifling'
[suffocate.v.05] as in: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen


Examples:
The child suffocated under the pillow



'stifling'
[sultry.s.02] as in: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity


Examples:
the summer was sultry and oppressive
the stifling atmosphere
the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm



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