- sti|fling
- sti|fling «STY flihng», adjective.that stifles; suffocating; oppressively close: »
stifling heat.
–sti´fling|ly, adverb.
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sti´fling|ly — sti|fling «STY flihng», adjective. that stifles; suffocating; oppressively close: »stifling heat. –sti´fling|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
fling — fling; fling·er; pif·fling; scuf·fling·ly; skif·fling; tri·fling·ly; tri·fling·ness; tri·fling; baf·fling·ly; baf·fling·ness; shuf·fling·ly; snuf·fling·ly; sti·fling·ly; … English syllables
sti — sti·fler; sti·kine; sti·let; sti·on; sti·pa; sti·pel; sti·pel·late; sti·pend; sti·pen·di·um; sti·pend·less; sti·pes; sti·pi·form; sub·sti·tut·abil·i·ty; sub·sti·tut·able; sub·sti·tut·er; sub·sti·tut·ibil·i·ty; sub·sti·tu·tion; sub·sti·tu·tion·al; … English syllables
sti´fler — sti|fle1 «STY fuhl», verb, fled, fling. –v.t. 1. a) to stop the breath of; smother; suffocate: »The smoke stifled the firemen. SYNONYM(S): strangle. b) to choke to death. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
sti|fle — sti|fle1 «STY fuhl», verb, fled, fling. –v.t. 1. a) to stop the breath of; smother; suffocate: »The smoke stifled the firemen. SYNONYM(S): strangle. b) to choke to death. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
stiflingly — sti·fling·ly … English syllables
stifling — sti|fling [ staıflıŋ ] adjective 1. ) heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe: the stifling heat of a summer s day The hotel lobby was stifling. 2. ) air or a smell that is stifling makes it difficult for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
stifle — I sti•fle [[t]ˈstaɪ fəl[/t]] v. fled, fling 1) to quell, crush, or end by force 2) to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn[/ex] 3) to kill by impeding respiration; smother 4) to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close… … From formal English to slang
