to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression. to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn. to kill by impeding respiration; smother. verb (used without object), sti·fled, sti·fling.

What does Sifled mean?

Stifled is an adjective for anything that's been squashed or smothered. You might have a stifled ambition to be an astronaut that you never admitted to others. Something stifled is stunted, or prevented from growing.

What is the best meaning of the word stifling?

adjective. suffocating; oppressively close: the stifling atmosphere of the cavern.