stifle
verb (used with object)
to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle free expression.
am stifling
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present progressiveof stifle (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At parent-teacher conferences recently, his teacher said that I am stifling his independence and she notices his increased independence while at his father’s house.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2020
I feel that I am stifling a part of my personality, but maybe it is a part that needs to change?
From Slate ● May 3, 2016
I am stifling beneath the burden of their silent reproaches.
From Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
"I am stifling in this wretched studio," Philip had said to her, before going out with Lorimer.
From Woman and Artist by Max O'Rell
Ah," he cried hoarsely, "I am stifling here.
From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien
