stifling
adjective
suffocating; oppressively close.
stiflingly
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a word derived from
stifling.
Example Sentences
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This month, the Fed raised its key rate by three-quarters of a percentage point for the fourth straight time in an effort to tame stiflingly high inflation.
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2022
At first, women sat on dry sand in stiflingly layered dresses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
"It is stiflingly hot - 32, 33C - and the squares are packed with the red, white and blue colours of Rangers and the black of Eintracht Frankfurt supporters," he said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2022
This mesmeric run to stiflingly hot Seville has meant so much to so many, not to mention the 100,000 expected to cook in the Spanish sun in the coming days.
From BBC ● May 17, 2022
On the morning of August 18, a stiflingly hot day even by Nashville standards, elected officials gathered at the statehouse.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
