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   stifle

   /ˈstʌɪfl/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate: "those in the streets were stifled by the fumes" Similar suffocatechokeasphyxiatesmother
   • 2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion): "she stifled a giggle" Similar suppresssmotherrestrainkeep backhold backhold infight backchoke backgulp backwithholdcheckkeep in checkswallowmufflequenchcurbsilencecontainbottle upbite one's lipcork upOpposite let out
   • ▪ prevent or constrain (an activity or idea): "high taxes were stifling private enterprise" Similar constrainhinderhamperimpedehold backcurbcheckrestrainpreventinhibitput an end/stop tostopquashsquashstamp outdestroycrushextinguishdeadendamp downsubduesuppressrepresssilencemufflemutegagOpposite encourage

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stifler noun

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   What does stifle mean?

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   What does it mean to stifle a fire?

   • To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. Hope.

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   Do associations stifle discussion?

   • Associations are noted as encompassing the vital role of maintaining a sense of society and collective activity whilst not stifling the development of the individual. A clever way of stifling discussion and few could have done it so well.

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   What does stifle a yawn mean?

   • If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing . Regulations on children stifled creativity. [VERB noun] Critics have accused the U.S. of trying to stifle debate. [VERB noun] If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn. [VERB noun]

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   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.

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