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  2. STIFLE definition: 1. to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: 2. to prevent something from…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of STIFLE is to withhold from circulation or expression. How to use stifle in a sentence.

  4. Stifle definition: to quell, crush, or end by force. See examples of STIFLE used in a sentence.

  5. If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way. It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone. [VERB noun] He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of stifle.

  6. STIFLE meaning: 1. to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: 2. to prevent something from…. Learn more.

  7. To stifle is to cut off, hold back, or smother. You may stifle your cough if you don't want to interrupt a lecture or you may stifle the competition if you fear losing. The verb stifle means “to choke, suffocate, drown.”

  8. verb. /ˈstaɪfl/ Verb Forms. [transitive] stifle something to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed synonym suppress. She managed to stifle a yawn. They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity. The government failed to stifle the unrest. She pressed her hand against her mouth to stifle her sobs.

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