Stifle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity; "Stifle your curiosity".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Pop Off
- Croak
- Die
- Pass
- Expire
- Cash In One's Chips
- Perish
- Conk
- Choke
- Buy The Farm
- Exit
- Drop Dead
- Pass Away
- Go
- Give-up The Ghost
- Kick The Bucket
- Snuff It