Meaning & Definition of Stifle in English

1. Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped

• Corresponds to the human knee

1. Conceal or hide

• "Smother a yawn"

• "Muffle one's anger"

• "Strangle a yawn"

2. Smother or suppress

• "Stifle your curiosity"

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

• "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

4. Be asphyxiated

• Die from lack of oxygen

• "The child suffocated under the pillow"