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Definitions for Stifled
[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.
[4] to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere.
[5] to become stifled or suffocated.
[6] (tr) to smother or suppress stifle a cough
[7] to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing
[8] to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death
[9] (tr) to crush or stamp out
[10] the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc, between the femur and tibia
Words related to Stifled
stiflemuzzle, suppress, smother, repress, suffocate, curb, squelch, strangle, silence, asphyxiate, stultify, muffle, stagnate, stop, choke, cork, hush, trammel, kill, squash
Words nearby Stifled
stiflestiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiffen, stiffener, stiffy, stifle, stifling, stigma, stigmasterol, stigmatic, stigmatism
Origin of Stifled
11350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse stīfla to stop up, dam, akin to stīfr stiff
Other words from Stifled
sti·fler , noun
un·sti·fled , adjective
Word origin for Stifled
C14: of unknown origin
Synonyms for Stifled
curb, muzzle, repress, silence, smother, squelch, strangle, suffocate, suppress, asphyxiate, burke, check, choke, constipate, cork, extinguish, gag, hush, kill, muffle, spike, squash, stagnate, stop, stultify, torpedo, trammel, black out, bring to screeching halt, choke back, clam up, clamp down, cover up, crack down, dry up, hold it down, hush up, put the lid on, shut up, sit on