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- 1. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate: "those in the streets were stifled by the fumes" Similar
- 2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion): "she stifled a giggle" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of STIFLE is to withhold from circulation or expression. How to use stifle in a sentence.
STIFLE definition: 1. to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: 2. to prevent something from…. Learn more.
5 meanings: 1. to smother or suppress 2. to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing 3. to prevent or be.... Click for more definitions.
Stifle definition: to quell, crush, or end by force. See examples of STIFLE used in a sentence.
To stifle is to cut off, hold back, or smother. You may stifle your cough if you don't want to interrupt a lecture or you may stifle the competition if you fear losing. The verb stifle means “to choke, suffocate, drown.”
verb. /ˈstaɪfl/ Verb Forms. [transitive] stifle something to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed synonym suppress. She managed to stifle a yawn. They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity. The government failed to stifle the unrest. She pressed her hand against her mouth to stifle her sobs.
To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). American Heritage. To die from lack of air. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To suffer from lack of fresh, cool air. Webster's New World. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc. To stifle a sob, to stifle protests.
Definition of stifle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "STIFLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. ( tr) to smother or suppress: stifle a cough. 2. to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing. 3. to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death. 4. ( tr) to crush or stamp out. [C14: variant of stuflen, probably from Old French estouffer to smother] ˈstiflern. stifle. ( ˈstaɪfəl) n.
