Oppressively hot.
Stifling
STIY-fling
หstaษชflษชล
Adjective
Example Sentences
"Stifling heat."
"It's stifling."
Etymology & History
British term for suffocating heat. From stifle.
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Region
United Kingdom
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Era
1500s
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Language
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Formality
neutral
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