āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
stifle
/stËaâÉĒfÉâl/
to stifle
01
āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to die or struggle for breath due to a lack of oxygen
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the smoky environment, it was easy to stifle and struggle to breathe.
āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§, āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to suppress, restrain, or hinder the growth, development, or intensity of something
Transitive: to stifle development of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A lack of resources can stifle the growth of a small business, limiting its potential for expansion.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻžāύā§
to hold back or prevent oneself from expressing a reaction or acting on a feeling or emotion
Transitive: to stifle a reaction or emotion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to stifle his anger, but it was obvious he was upset.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to make someone unable to breathe properly, often by blocking their airway
Transitive: to stifle sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The thick fumes stifled her, and she had to step outside for fresh air.
āĻāύ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Stifle
01
the joint connecting the femur and tibia in a quadruped
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Examination of the dog revealed swelling in the stifle joint.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
stifled
stifler
stifling
stifle
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