stifling
நெரிப்பதானது
definition
verb
those in the streets were stifled by the fumes
make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
she stifled a giggle
restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion).
adjective
stifling heat
(of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating.
the stifling formality of her family life
making one feel constrained or oppressed.
example
The entrepreneurial spirit and social innovation fostered by a market economy has benefited many, and should not be overly encumbered by 'stifling' regulations.
The steady thump of drums beat a deadly rhythm in the 'stifling' heat.
I wanted to ask how she had endured the frustration, the exasperation, the 'stifling' air, the imprisonment.
I guess I learned the lesson that too much inward focus can be 'stifling' .
The humidity in the summer can be 'stifling' , which may explain why St. Louis ranks fourth in the nation in ice cream parlors.
The continuing absence of a 'stifling' religiosity is a great Australian virtue.
There was nothing, except for my distaste for the 'stifling' culture of public school, that made the experience unusually unpleasant.
The hallmark problem of a monopolist is its 'stifling' effect on innovation.
Lizzy had to leave the room which had become too 'stifling' .
The level of control exercised by the parties was absolutely 'stifling' .
In the 'stifling' heat, tempers boiled over with depressing regularity.
Academia can be 'stifling' for those who worry too much about convention.
Summer in the city can be a sweaty, 'stifling' , unpleasant time.
He said families with young children were the largest group to express their concern about the 'stifling' weather.
Ellen opens his eyes to the 'stifling' New York society in which he has always lived.
Naturally, they can hardly accept Shen's 'stifling' love.
To a Western eye, the residential areas have a 'stifling' lack of public space - no parks, few open areas.
The 40 student volunteers staggered through the 'stifling' heat to the Lampert building over the course of two weeks.
But there is a new threat on the horizon: the E.U.'s 'stifling' bureaucracy.
The temperature on that day was a 'stifling' 37 degrees at noon in a few non-urban areas.
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis endured hours of 'stifling' heat for the last couple of days to queue for free handphone connections.
We have no work ethic and a 'stifling' bureaucracy.
Television and the print media present an image of prosperity and foster an intellectual atmosphere of 'stifling' conformity.
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