6 дней назад · to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow. We almost stifled in the heat of the city.

6 дней назад · to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow. We almost stifled in the heat of the city.

7 дней назад · 1. a : to withhold from circulation or expression stifled our anger b : to cut off (the voice, the breath, etc.) c : deter, discourage

Stifled is an adjective for anything that's been squashed or smothered. You might have a stifled ambition to be an astronaut that you never admitted to ...

6 дней назад · suppressed, repressed, or inhibited: My foot slipped, and with a stifled shriek I found myself grasping desperately for a handhold.

5 meanings: 1. to smother or suppress 2. to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing 3. to prevent or be.... Click for more definitions. STIFLE - Meaning... · Stifle dissent · Example sentences stifle growth · Stifle

​[transitive] stifle something to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed synonym suppress. She managed to stifle a yawn ...

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective stifled, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

The verb stifle means “to choke, suffocate, drown.” It can describe a claustrophobic feeling, like getting smothered by kisses from your great aunt.

verb. ˈstī-fəl. Definition of stifle. as in to strangle. to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when ...