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Stifling
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- But it must not result in the dissolution of financial-market integration and the stifling of financial innovation.
- But they are simultaneously making contingency plans should the patent have a stifling effect.
- Not only are jobs difficult to get, the academic culture can be stifling to one accustomed to broader venues.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
2.
to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn.
3.
to kill by impeding respiration; smother.
verb (used without object)
4.
to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere.
5.
to become stifled or suffocated.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse stīfla to stop up, dam, akin to stīfr stiff
1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse stīfla to stop up, dam, akin to stīfr stiff
Related forms
sti·fler, noun
un·sti·fled, adjective
Synonyms
1. prevent, preclude, put down. 2. check. 3. suffocate, strangle, choke.
1. prevent, preclude, put down. 2. check. 3. suffocate, strangle, choke.
Antonyms
1, 2. encourage.
1, 2. encourage.
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