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stifle (verb)

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  • stifle — ► VERB 1) prevent from breathing freely; suffocate. 2) smother or suppress. 3) prevent or constrain (an activity or idea). ORIGIN perhaps from Old French estouffer smother, stifle …   English terms dictionary

  • stifle — verb (T) 1 (I, T) to stop someone from breathing or be unable to breathe comfortably, especially because the air is too hot or not fresh: He was almost stifled by the fumes. 2 (T) to stop something from happening or developing: rules and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stifle — I verb annihilate, arrest, balk, bar, block, check, choke, conceal, constrain, contain, control, crush, damp, deaden, destroy, drown, dull, extinguish, frustrate, gag, hush, inhibit, kill, mask, muffle, mute, muzzle, obstruct, opprimere, prevent …   Law dictionary

  • stifle — verb Stifle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chuckle, ↑competition, ↑cough, ↑creativity, ↑cry, ↑debate, ↑dissent, ↑emotion, ↑exclamation, ↑gasp, ↑giggle, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • stifle — verb 1) she stifled him with a pillow Syn: suffocate, choke, asphyxiate, smother, gag 2) Eleanor stifled a giggle Syn: suppress, smother, restrain, fight back, choke back, gulp back …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • stifle — verb Syn: suppress, smother, restrain, check, curb, silence, hinder, hamper, impede, prevent, inhibit Ant: encourage, let out …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • stifle — [[t]sta͟ɪf(ə)l[/t]] stifles, stifling, stifled 1) VERB (disapproval) If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing. [V n] Regulations on children stifled creativity... [V n] Critics have accused the …   English dictionary

  • stifle — I. /ˈstaɪfəl / (say stuyfuhl) verb (stifled, stifling) –verb (t) 1. to kill by impeding respiration; smother. 2. to keep back or repress: to stifle a yawn. 3. to suppress, crush, or stop: to stifle a revolt. –verb (i) 4. to become stifled or… …  

  • stifle joint — noun see stifle I * * * sti|fle1 «STY fuhl», verb, fled, fling. –v.t. 1. a) to stop the breath of; smother; suffocate: »The smoke stifled the firemen. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • stifle — UK [ˈstaɪf(ə)l] / US verb Word forms stifle : present tense I/you/we/they stifle he/she/it stifles present participle stifling past tense stifled past participle stifled 1) a) [transitive] to stop someone from breathing b) [intransitive] to find… …   English dictionary

  • stifle — sti|fle [ staıfl ] verb 1. ) transitive to stop something from developing normally: Businesses are being stifled by a lot of new regulations. an attempt to stifle innovation/debate/democracy 2. ) transitive to stop yourself from doing something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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