Antonyms for stifling


Grammar : Adj
Spell : stahy-fling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstaɪ flɪŋ


Definition of stifling

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to choke, suffocate, drown," of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of Old French estouffer "to stifle, smother," which may be from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German stopfon "to plug up, stuff"). Metaphoric sense is from 1570s. Related: Stifled; stifling.
  • adj airless
Example sentences :
  • It was a low room, and though not many were present, the air was stifling.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The hot, searching, stifling African day took possession of the world.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • "I am stifling," said the dying man, rolling round his ghastly eyes.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The atmosphere was stifling as a night in the rains by reason of the steam and the crowd.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • He raised his arms to heaven, he was stifling with envy and vexation.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Pierre, who was stifling, was glad indeed to leave the dining-room.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He was stifling, and threw the large window of the room wide open.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He was stifling; his heart was beating as though it would burst.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Round about in the stifling thicket a score of men were doing so.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • He killed it by pressing his knee on its breast and stifling its heart beats.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

Synonyms for stifling

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