Main entry: quelling, stifling, suppression, crushing
Definition: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Usage: the suppression of heresy; the quelling of the rebellion; the stifling of all dissent
Main entry: stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry
Definition: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Usage: the summer was sultry and oppressive; the stifling atmosphere; the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm