Defenition of the word stifle
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Defenition of the word stifle
- conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn"
- smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one''s anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- smother or suppress
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- conceal or hide
Synonyms for the word stifle
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- asphyxiate
- check
- choke
- curb
- dampen
- deter
- discourage
- hold back
- keep in check
- knee
- muffle
- repress
- restrain
- smother
- strangle
- suffocate
- suppress
- throttle
Similar words in the stifle
Meronymys for the word stifle
Hyponyms for the word stifle
Hypernyms for the word stifle
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- articulatio
- articulation
- block
- buy the farm
- cash in one's chips
- choke
- close up
- conk
- conquer
- croak
- curb
- decease
- die
- drop dead
- exit
- expire
- give-up the ghost
- go
- impede
- inhibit
- jam
- joint
- kick the bucket
- obstruct
- obturate
- occlude
- pass
- pass away
- perish
- pop off
- snuff it
- stamp down
- subdue
- suppress
Antonyms for the word stifle
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