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   stifle

   /ˈstʌɪfl/

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   • 1. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate: "those in the streets were stifled by the fumes" Similar suffocatechokeasphyxiatesmother
   • 2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion): "she stifled a giggle" Similar suppresssmotherrestrainkeep backhold backhold infight backchoke backgulp backwithholdcheckkeep in checkswallowmufflequenchcurbsilencecontainbottle upbite one's lipcork upOpposite let out
   • ▪ prevent or constrain (an activity or idea): "high taxes were stifling private enterprise" Similar constrainhinderhamperimpedehold backcurbcheckrestrainpreventinhibitput an end/stop tostopquashsquashstamp outdestroycrushextinguishdeadendamp downsubduesuppressrepresssilencemufflemutegagOpposite encourage

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stifler noun

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   What does stifle mean in English?

   • According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stifle” as a verb can have the following definitions: Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate. Conceal or hide.

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   What does it mean to stifle a fire?

   • To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. Hope.

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   What does stifle a yawn mean?

   • If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing. Regulations on children stifled creativity. [VERB noun] Critics have accused the U.S. of trying to stifle debate. [VERB noun] If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn. [VERB noun]

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   Will a statement stifle free speech?

   • Many have raised concerns that the statement and report will stifle free speech. These are nothing more than partially veiled attempts to stifle left-leaning voters from the polls.

   STIFLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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. stifler. ˈstī-f (ə-)lər. noun.

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   Stifle definition: to quell, crush, or end by force. See examples of STIFLE used in a sentence.

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   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.”

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   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. (transitive) to crush or stamp out. Collins English Dictionary.

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   stifle. 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.