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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 definition: 1. to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: 2. to prevent something from…. Learn more.
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 meaning: 1. to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: 2. to prevent something from…. Learn more.
Definition of stifle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). 2. To keep in or hold back; repress: stifled my indignation. 3. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate. [Middle English stifilen, alteration (influenced by Old Norse stīfla, to stop up) of stuffen, stuflen, to stifle, choke, drown, from Old French estoufer, of Germanic origin .]
Stifle definition: to quell, crush, or end by force. See examples of STIFLE used in a sentence.
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.
verb. /ˈstaɪfl/ Verb Forms. [transitive] stifle something to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed synonym suppress She was unable to stifle a yawn. They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity. The government failed to stifle the unrest. Definitions on the go.
1. transitive verb. If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing. [disapproval] Regulations on children stifled creativity. Synonyms: suppress, repress, prevent, stop More Synonyms of stifle. 2. transitive verb. If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
