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
"Take me to the other side where I can breathe; I am stifling here."
From The Chouans by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
The thought was banished, however, by the voice of the lady from the inner room crying:— "George, George, I am stifling!"
From The Poison Belt by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Ah! really I am stifling," interrupted the marchioness.
From The Widow Lerouge by Émile Gaboriau
