stifle
sti
ˈstaÉĒ
stai
fle
fəl
fēl
/stˈa‍ÉĒfə‍l/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "stifle"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to die or struggle for breath due to a lack of oxygen
Intransitive
to stifle definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the smoky environment, it was easy to stifle and struggle to breathe.
āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇, āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to suppress, restrain, or hinder the growth, development, or intensity of something
Transitive: to stifle development of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A lack of resources can stifle the growth of a small business, limiting its potential for expansion.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to hold back or prevent oneself from expressing a reaction or acting on a feeling or emotion
Transitive: to stifle a reaction or emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to stifle his anger, but it was obvious he was upset.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ— āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone unable to breathe properly, often by blocking their airway
Transitive: to stifle sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The thick fumes stifled her, and she had to step outside for fresh air.
āϘāύ āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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the joint connecting the femur and tibia in a quadruped

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Examination of the dog revealed swelling in the stifle joint.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

stifled
stifler
stifling
stifle
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