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sti·fling: adjective and adverb
sti·fle: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb

sti·fling [ˈstaɪfl̩ɪŋ] ADJ

1. stifling (smothering):

stifling fumes, smoke

stifling air/heat/room

zadušljiv zrak/zadušljiva vročina/soba

2. stifling fig (repressive):

stifling

stifling

I . sti·fle [ˈstaɪfl̩] VB intr

dušiti se [perf zadušiti se]

II . sti·fle [ˈstaɪfl̩] VB trans

1. stifle (smother):

to stifle sb

to stifle a fire/flames

zadušiti požar/ogenj

2. stifle fig (suppress):

to stifle sth

to stifle competition

zatreti konkurenco

to stifle the urge to laugh

potlačiti smeh

Usage examples with stifling

stifling air/heat/room

zadušljiv zrak/zadušljiva vročina/soba

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Throughout the text, there are lengthy passages in which the plot comes to a halt while the stifling darkness is described. en.wikipedia.org

Both countries held each other in a stifling embrace. en.wikipedia.org

If managers are passive-aggressive in their behavior, it can end up stifling team creativity. en.wikipedia.org

Citing her own mixed race background she accused current policies of stifling ethnic minorities and the natural desire of children to integrate. en.wikipedia.org

However, he and other younger artists of the time felt that it was stifling. en.wikipedia.org

Even at night the air is stifling despite the usually present breezes. en.wikipedia.org

In managers, it can end up stifling a team's creativity. en.wikipedia.org

Additionally, some felt the current judging rules were stifling musical and theatrical possibilities. en.wikipedia.org

But his shadow is not good, protective and stimulating, but the poor have become stifling shadow and just let us prosper as stunted shrubs. en.wikipedia.org

The latter is seen to be more stifling for technological innovation. en.wikipedia.org

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