They rise from the gardens where ancient tanks nourish them, they burst out of stifling purlieus and unconsidered temples.
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
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Merriam-Webster
— to withhold from circulation or expression
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Macmillan
— heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe
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Collins
— Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot.
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1 use of ‘stifling’ in A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster