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Meaning & Definition of Stifle in English

English

Stifle

/staɪfəl/

noun

1. Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped

  • Corresponds to the human knee
synonym:
  • stifle,
  • knee

verb

1. Conceal or hide

  • "Smother a yawn"
  • "Muffle one's anger"
  • "Strangle a yawn"
synonym:
  • smother,
  • stifle,
  • strangle,
  • muffle,
  • repress

2. Smother or suppress

  • "Stifle your curiosity"
synonym:
  • stifle,
  • dampen

3. Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

  • "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
synonym:
  • suffocate,
  • stifle,
  • asphyxiate,
  • choke

4. Be asphyxiated

  • Die from lack of oxygen
  • "The child suffocated under the pillow"
synonym:
  • suffocate,
  • stifle,
  • asphyxiate