Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification - How many syllables in Stifling?

How many syllables in Stifling?

stifling has 3 syllables

Split Stifling into syllables?

sti-fling

Definition of Stifling

causing difficulty in breathing, oppressive, suffocating

How should Stifling divide into syllables

There are two syllables in the word 'stifling'. The first syllable 'stif' has one vowel 'i' and two consonants 'st'. The second syllable 'ling' has one vowel 'i' and two consonants 'ng'.

Part of Speech - Stifling

Adjective

The stifling heat made it hard to breathe.

Sentences with Stifling

The stifling atmosphere in the crowded room made him feel sick.
The heat was so stifling in the car that they had to roll down the windows.
The oppressive air made it hard to breathe.
The stuffy room was making her feel claustrophobic.
The unventilated space was causing everyone to sweat profusely.
The unbearable humidity made it hard to function.
The uncomfortable heat was making everyone irritable.
The sultry weather made her feel lethargic.
The sweltering heat made it impossible to enjoy the outdoors.
The close air in the room was making everyone feel uncomfortable.

Quotes with Stifling

The stifling atmosphere of the court, oppressive to the spirits of all but the most callous, found its victims all around.
The stifling routine of existence suffocates you like a pillow pushed against your face.
The stifling of free speech is a double wrong. It deprives the person who might have received the message you wanted to send, and it deprives you who are trying to say something important.
The stifling of dissent, the fear of difference, the rigid and the dogmatic, have all proved too weak and too small in the face of the ongoing onslaught of change.
The stifling of curiosity is a sin.