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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sti•fle1 /ˈstaɪfəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fled, -fling. - to crush by force:to stifle a rebellion.
- to hold back, keep back, or withhold:I tried to stifle my laughter.
- to smother and kill (someone):The maniac stifled his victims with a pillow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sti•fle1 (stī′fəl),USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling. v.t. - to quell, crush, or end by force:to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
- to suppress, curb, or withhold:to stifle a yawn.
- to kill by impeding respiration;
smother.
v.i. - to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere.
- to become stifled or suffocated.
- Old Norse stīfla to stop up, dam, akin to stīfr stiff
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prevent, preclude, put down.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged suffocate, strangle, choke.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged encourage.
sti•fle2 (stī′fəl),USA pronunciation n. - (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee. Also called sti′fle joint′. See diag. under horse.
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- Middle English 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stifle /ˈstaɪfəl/ vb - (transitive) to smother or suppress: stifle a cough
- to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing
- to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death
- (transitive) to crush or stamp out
Etymology: 14th Century: variant of stuflen, probably from Old French estouffer to smother |