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stifling

[ stahy-fling ]

adjective

  1. suffocating; oppressively close:

    the stifling atmosphere of the cavern.



stifling

/ ˈ²õ³Ù²¹Éª´Ú±ôɪŋ /

adjective

  1. oppressively hot or stuffy

    a stifling atmosphere

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù¾±´Ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ù¾±î€ƒf±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù¾±î€ƒf±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stifling1

First recorded in 1550–60; stifle 1 + -ing 2
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This aims to make social media firms and search engines protect children and adults in the UK from illegal, harmful material, although some have argued it risks stifling free expression online.

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It’s a question he takes especially seriously when considering he came up in a German entertainment industry that sometimes was stifling.

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The EU's newly implemented AI Act, which regulates the use of artificial intelligence, has faced criticism at the Summit for stifling innovation.

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But there were no such concerns Saturday, as USC was stifling from the start, successfully fronting the post and clamping down on the interior.

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Centralised fact checking by platforms risks "stifling valuable reporting on controversial content", she told the BBC, and also leads users to wrongly believe that all the posts they are reading are the "vetted truth".

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