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stifling ['staɪflɪŋ]suffocant, étouffant;∎ open the window, it's stifling in here! ouvre la fenêtre, on étouffe ici!;∎ it was a stifling hot day il faisait une chaleur étouffante
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day — n. 1) a chilly, cool; clear, nice; cloudy; cold; foggy; gloomy; hot, stifling; rainy; sunny; warm day 2) an eventful, field, memorable, red letter day (we had a field day criticizing their report) 3) a holy; opening; visiting; wedding; working… … Combinatory dictionary
hot — 1 adjective hotter, hottest HIGH TEMPERATURE 1 WEATHER/FOOD/LIQUID ETC having a high temperature: It s too hot in here shall I open a window? | a nice hot bath | How hot is the water? | the hottest summer I can remember | hot countries | red hot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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stifling — sti|fling [ staıflıŋ ] adjective 1. ) heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe: the stifling heat of a summer s day The hotel lobby was stifling. 2. ) air or a smell that is stifling makes it difficult for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stifling — UK [ˈstaɪf(ə)lɪŋ] / US adjective 1) heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe the stifling heat of a midsummer s day The hotel lobby was stifling. 2) air or a smell that is stifling makes it difficult for… … English dictionary
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