Stifling | Mean of stifling in English Dictionary

/ˈstaɪfəlɪŋ/

• making it difficult to breathe
1. The heat was stifling.
2. a stifling day
• not allowing something to be done or expressed
1. stifling rules/regulations/requirements
2. a stifling relationship [=a relationship that prevents someone from behaving freely, expressing emotion, etc.]