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    sti·fle
    [ˈstīf(ə)l]
    verb
    stifle (verb) · stifles (third person present) · stifled (past tense) · stifled (past participle) · stifling (present participle)
    1. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate:
      "those in the streets were stifled by the fumes"
    2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion):
      "she stifled a giggle" · "she stifled a desire to turn and flee" · "she gave a stifled cry of disappointment"
      • prevent or constrain (an activity or idea):
        "high taxes were stifling private enterprise"
    Origin
    late Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle’.
    sti·fle
    [ˈstīf(ə)l]
    noun
    stifle (noun) · stifles (plural noun) · stifle joint (noun) · stifle joints (plural noun)
    1. a joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.
    Origin
    Middle English: of unknown origin.
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    verb
    1. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate:
      sweltering
      airless
      suffocating
      oppressive
      humid
      close
      muggy
      sticky
      soupy
      suffocate
      choke
      asphyxiate
      smother
      very hot
      claggy
      Opposite:
      cold
      chilly
    2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion):
      suppress
      smother
      restrain
      keep back
      hold back
      hold in
      fight back
      choke back
      withhold
      check
      swallow
      muffle
      quench
      curb
      silence
      contain
      bottle up
      bite one's lip
      gulp back
      keep in check
      cork up
      Opposite:
      let out

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    What is the synonym of stifle?resuscitate, revive. 2 to refrain from openly showing or uttering. stifled a yawn. Synonyms for stifle. choke (back), hold back, pocket, repress,

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    Where does stifle come from?According to the Oxford English Dictionary a derivation from Old Norse stífla (“to dam; to choke, stop up”) “appears untenable on the ground both of form and sense”. The noun is derived from the verb. stifle (third-person singular simple present stifles, present participle stifling, simple past and past participle stifled)

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    What is stifle verb?Definition of stifle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [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.

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    What does stifling mean?1. to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate. He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat! 2. to extinguish or put out (flames). 3. to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc ).

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  3. Stifle means to12345:
    • Crush by force
    • Hold back, keep back, or withhold
    • Smother and kill (someone)
    • Quell, crush, or end by force
    • Suppress, curb, or withhold
    • Kill by impeding respiration; smother
    • Make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate
    • Interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example)
    • Keep in or hold back; repress
    • Cause or have difficulty in breathing
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    sti•fle1 /ˈstaɪfəl/ v. [ ~ + object], -fled, -fling. to crush by force: to stifle a rebellion. to hold back, keep back, or withhold: I tried to stifle my laughter. to smother and kill (someone): The maniac stifled his victims with a pillow.

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    to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression. to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn. to kill by impeding respiration; smother. verb (used without object),sti·fled, sti·fling. to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere. to become stifled or suffocated.

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    stifle (third-person singular simple present stifles, present participle stifling, simple past and past participle stifled) (transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

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    Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. sti·fle 1 (stī′fəl) tr.v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles 1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). 2. To keep in or hold back; repress: stifled my indignation.

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    1 : to cause or have difficulty in breathing The room was hot and stifling. 2 : to keep in check by effort I had to stifle a laugh. Name that dog! Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge! A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.

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