stifling

“The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much.”

“The oppression of the cabin was stifling, and Evelyn had left her; she could not bear his absence, and she followed him.”

“Every man who is destroyed must destroy himself. When a man stifles an admonition of conscience, he may fairly be said to sow the stiflings of conscience.”

“Despite this, Mott McDonald's report says: "Following the loss of employment in mining and manufacturing opportunities across the area, a lack of connectivity and accessibility to new opportunities has led to the stifling of development and inward investment.”