Definition of Stifling

Stifling

of Stifle

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One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses.
Henry Miller

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion; and even if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.
John Stuart Mill

Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
Marilyn vos Savant

In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breath. I could not hear the rhythm of the march.
Kate Chopin

The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.
Ivor Novello

I found marriage somewhat stifling. I don't know that I am the kind of man who ought to be married.
Burt Lancaster

I was never really comfortable doing comedy. Though it was good the first couple of years, there were problems, and it became a stifling experience. I was happy it ended.
Rick Schroder

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.
Billy Strayhorn

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Stifling Translations

stifling in Spanish is ahogante
stifling in Swedish is kvalmig

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