The room was stifling now, the air heavy, choking in the throat.

The fire in the oven had died but the room was stifling hot.

The small room was stifling hot, and he wore only a pair of running shorts.

Away from the breeze, the room could be stifling, he told himself, too weary even to believe his own self-deceptions.

Simple and clean, but the rooms are rather stifling in the summer.

Even though Key had closed the blinds against the afternoon sun, the room, without air-conditioning, was stifling.

The environmental controls still hadn't been fixed and the room was stifling hot.

The room was stifling, but we had been afraid to leave the windows open for fear Bastet would escape.

Even with the one window open, the small room was stifling.

The room was stifling hot with the curtains drawn.