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- DictionarySti·fle/ˈstīf(ə)l/
verb
- 1. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate: "those in the streets were stifled by the fumes"
- 2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion): "she stifled a giggle"
to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing: She stifled a cough / yawn / scream / sneeze. I don't know how I managed to stifle my anger. We should be encouraging new ideas, not stifling them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of STIFLE is to withhold from circulation or expression. How to use stifle in a sentence.
to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing: She stifled a cough / yawn / scream / sneeze. I don't know how I managed to stifle my anger. We should be encouraging new ideas, not stifling them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Stifle definition: to quell, crush, or end by force. See examples of STIFLE used in a sentence.
Definition of stifle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb stifle means “to choke, suffocate, drown.” It can describe a claustrophobic feeling, like getting smothered by kisses from your great aunt. At its most extreme, stifle means to kill by cutting off respiration.
3 days ago · 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.
to stop something from happening or continuing: to stifle a sneeze / yawn. Large supermarkets stifle competition. (Definition of stifle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of stifle. in Chinese (Traditional) 沒有空氣, （使）窒息，（使）喘不上氣, 防止發生… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 没有空气, （使）窒息，（使）喘不上气, 防止发生…
Stifle definition: to quell, crush, or end by force. See examples of STIFLE used in a sentence.
1. ( tr) 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. ( tr) to crush or stamp out. [C14: variant of stuflen, probably from Old French estouffer to smother] ˈstifler n.
