Stifle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), sti·fled, sti·fling.
  1. to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt;to stifle free expression.
  2. to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn.
  3. to kill by impeding respiration; smother.
verb (used without object), sti·fled, sti·fling.
  1. to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere.
  2. to become stifled or suffocated.
noun
  1. (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
verb
  1. to smother or suppress
  2. to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing
  3. to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death
  4. to crush or stamp out
noun
  1. the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc, between the femur and tibia
Stifle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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