stifling in the PONS Dictionary

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stifling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stifle a fire/flames
ugasiti vatru/plamen
to stifle competition
savladati konkurenciju
to stifle the urge to laugh
prigušiti smeh

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Amy goes from one family foyer to another; although comforting, it is also stifling.
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In managers, it can end up stifling a team's creativity.
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Both countries held each other in a stifling embrace.
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Even at night the air is stifling despite the usually present breezes.
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The song is a piano-backed ballad which covers themes such as independence and emancipation from a stifling relationship.
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He wants to move up in the world most of all to escape from the family home and his stifling relationship with his father.
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The latter is seen to be more stifling for technological innovation.
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In the competitive pipe band community, some bands are starting to find the competitive system musically stifling, although it does demand high standards.
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Courtrooms were stifling and smoky, hours were long, travel and lodging were difficult.
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The refugees were met with a myriad of new challenges, including stifling heat, stench, filth, unsanitary facilities, and a shortage of food and drinking water.
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