Meaning Of The Word Stifle
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Stifle Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Stifle?
stifle
verb: If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing. verb: If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. verb: If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way. stifle in American English 1 to kill by cutting off the supply of air from; suffocate; smother; choke intransitive verb: to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere transitive verb: to quell, crush, or end by force stifle in American English 2 the kneelike joint above the hock in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc. noun: the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee stifle in British English 1 verb: to smother or suppress stifle in British English 2 noun: the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc, between the femur and tibia |
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