stifle
1to 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.
to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere.
to become stifled or suffocated.
Origin of stifle
1Other words for stifle
Opposites for stifle
Other words from stifle
- sti·fler, noun
Words Nearby stifle
Other definitions for stifle (2 of 2)
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
Origin of stifle
2- Also called stifle joint .
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How to use stifle in a sentence
“I regret it, I regret it, I regret it,” she says now of her decision to stifle her voice.
When the Packers drafted Adams, he assumed their nearly 10-year difference in age would stifle their relationship.
All great QBs are linked with great receivers. Aaron Rodgers finally has his match in Davante Adams. | Adam Kilgore | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostWe felt that the nation was really stifled in every way by the Senators from Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina.
How One Atlanta Church Impacted Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement and Incoming Sen. Raphael Warnock | Olivia B. Waxman | January 14, 2021 | TimeIt clearly showed that granting any one arbiter, especially the government, the power to determine truth and falsehood holds the potential to stifle the truth in another way.
What the 1798 Sedition Act got right — and what it means today | Kaitlyn Carter | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostEdith Bunker kind of did as she was told, stifled herself when she was ordered to do so.
Pat Loud, early reality TV star as matriarch on ‘An American Family,’ dies at 94 | Emily Langer | January 12, 2021 | Washington Post
But the House approved a measure last month to stifle that proposed expansion.
Congress Wants to Keep Norwegian Airlines’ Cheap Flights Out of America | Tim Mak | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust as goals galore have defined this World Cup in Brazil, so too have the men whose job it is to stifle and stop those goals.
Team USA Goes Down Swinging in 2-1 World Cup Loss to Belgium | Tunku Varadarajan | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe NY Governor has set off a right-wing firestorm, standing accused of seeking to stifle free speech and political plurality.
Governor Cuomo: ‘Extreme Conservatives Have No Place In New York’ | David Freedlander | January 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGood technology tends to win out over time, despite all the attempts by the old guard to stifle it.
He again turns Medicare into a voucher program, a position he had to stifle in 2012, because Romney did not approve.
It is as difficult at first to stifle the resentment of a wrong done to us as to retain it after many years.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreUp the stairway shot a wavering shaft of flame; the smoke that had been rising to the vaulted dome began to sink and stifle.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisWe need only open our eyes to see the unworthy means employed by sacerdotal policy to stifle the dawning reason of men.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachAnd the carpets do seem to stifle me, though you don't believe it,' declared Sarah.
Sarah's School Friend | May BaldwinBut you'll not know till Christmas night; so stifle your curiosity.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School | Jessie Graham Flower
British Dictionary definitions for stifle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈstaɪfəl) /
(tr) to smother or suppress: stifle a cough
to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing
to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death
(tr) to crush or stamp out
Origin of stifle
1Derived forms of stifle
- stifler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for stifle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈstaɪfəl) /
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc, between the femur and tibia
Origin of stifle
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