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- Dictionarystifle/ˈstʌɪfl/
verb
- 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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Stifle means to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing, or to cause someone to be unable to breathe. Learn more about the verb stifle, its synonyms, and its usage in sentences.
- English (US)
STIFLE meaning: 1. to (cause to) be unable to breathe...
- Znaczenie Stifle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
stifle definicja: 1. to (cause to) be unable to breathe...
- Stifle: Catalan Translation
stifle translate: reprimir, ofegar. Learn more in the...
- Indonesian Translation
stifle translate: menghambat pernapasan, memadamkan,...
- Stifle: Italian Translation
STIFLE translate: soffocare, reprimere, trattenere,...
- Stifle: Arabic Translation
STIFLE translate: يَكبُت / يَخنُق. Learn more in the...
- Stifle: Russian Translation
STIFLE translate: подавлять, сдерживать . Learn more in the...
- Stifle: Korean Translation
stifle translate: 억누르다. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
1. a. : to withhold from circulation or expression. stifled our anger. b. : to cut off (the voice, the breath, etc.) c. : deter, discourage. 2. a (1) : muffle. (2) : smother. b. : to kill by depriving of oxygen : suffocate. intransitive verb. : to be or become unable to breathe easily. stifling in the heat.
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.
Stifle can be a verb meaning to prevent, suppress, or kill something or someone, or a noun meaning the joint in the hind leg of a horse or dog. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and origin with Collins Dictionary.
Stifle means to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing, or to cause someone to be unable to breathe. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
Stifle can be a verb meaning to quell, crush, or end by force, or a noun meaning the joint between the femur and the tibia in a horse or other quadruped. Learn more about the origin, usage, and history of stifle with Dictionary.com.
Definition of stifle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.