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Summary

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stifling:
- benauwd; bedompt; drukkend; muf; verstikkend; adembenemend
Wiktionary:
- stifle → onderbreken, afbreken, onderdrukken, stikken, verbijten
- stifle → neerslaan, onderdrukken, smoren, verkroppen, verstikken

English

Detailed Translations for stifling from English to Dutch

stifling:

stifling adj

stifling (stuffy; muggy; sweltering; musty; stale; sultry; close)
benauwd; bedompt; drukkend; muf
- benauwd adj
- bedompt adj
- drukkend adj
- muf adj
stifling (suffocating)
verstikkend; adembenemend
- verstikkend adj
- adembenemend adj

Translation Matrix for stifling:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	crushing; quelling; suppression
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
adembenemend	stifling; suffocating	moving; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
bedompt	close; muggy; musty; stale; stifling; stuffy; sultry; sweltering
benauwd	close; muggy; musty; stale; stifling; stuffy; sultry; sweltering	awkward; critical; hard; muggy; painful; perilous; precarious; review; stuffy; sultry; sweltering; worrisome
drukkend	close; muggy; musty; stale; stifling; stuffy; sultry; sweltering
muf	close; muggy; musty; stale; stifling; stuffy; sultry; sweltering	dusty; flat; fuggy; fusty; musty; stale; stuffy; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid
-	sulfurous; sulphurous; sultry
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
verstikkend	stifling; suffocating

Related Words for "stifling":

stiflings, stiflingly

Synonyms for "stifling":

sultry; sulfurous; sulphurous; hot
suppression; crushing; quelling; prevention; bar

Related Definitions for "stifling":

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity¹
- the stifling atmosphere¹
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority¹
- the stifling of all dissent¹

stifle:

Translation Matrix for stifle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	knee
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	asphyxiate; choke; dampen; muffle; repress; smother; strangle; suffocate
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	choke

Synonyms for "stifle":

knee; joint; articulation; articulatio
smother; strangle; muffle; repress; suppress; stamp down; inhibit; subdue; conquer; curb
dampen
suffocate; asphyxiate; choke; obstruct; obturate; impede; occlude; jam; block; close up
die; decease; perish; go; exit; pass away; expire; pass; kick the bucket; cash in one's chips; buy the farm; conk; give-up the ghost; drop dead; pop off; choke; croak; snuff it

Antonyms for "stifle":

stimulate

Related Definitions for "stifle":

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee¹
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen¹
smother or suppress¹
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of¹
conceal or hide¹

Wiktionary Translations for stifle:

stifle

verb

to interrupt or cut off
- stifle → onderbreken; afbreken
to repress, keep in or hold back
- stifle → onderdrukken
to die of suffocation
- stifle → stikken

stifle

verb

zijn gevoelens van ergernis of pijn onder controle houden
- verbijten → stifle; suppress

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• stifle	→ neerslaan; onderdrukken; smoren; verkroppen; verstikken	↔ suffoquer — étouffer, faire perdre la respiration ou rendre la respiration difficile; il se dit ordinairement du manque de respiration qui arriver par quelque cause intérieure ou par l’effet de quelque vapeur nuisible.
• stifle	→ neerslaan; onderdrukken; smoren; verkroppen; verstikken	↔ étouffer — Faire mourir en arrêter la respiration.

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