stifle
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definition
verb
those in the streets were stifled by the fumes
make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
she stifled a giggle
restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion).
noun
At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitations in passive range of motion.
a joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.
example
He almost choked on his meat but managed to 'stifle' his sudden reaction to her statement with a hastily gulp of water.
I stop trying to 'stifle' it when I realize that about half the people in the audience are chuckling.
Ray had to 'stifle' a groan as he made his way to the table.
Gabrielle winced as she saw her Mom 'stifle' a cry.
The bureaucracy, hidden taxes and social-security payments burdening German employers are so onerous, they 'stifle' new enterprise.
Usually small spots on the hip or back indicate white factor; some breeders believe that any white extended up the hind leg into the 'stifle' suggests that white factor is present.
I 'stifle' a barely-controlled giggle and pray for our stop.
Today's technology also can interfere with forming solid alliances, which can 'stifle' excellent ideas.
A county judge dismissed that case last April under a California law aimed at discouraging lawsuits that 'stifle' constitutionally-protected activities.
It is here that two men stand - the boy recognizes one of them instantly, and has to 'stifle' a surprised cry.
We reject them because they will put still more power to politicians and bureaucrats, because they 'stifle' economic development rather than fostering it.
This will simply 'stifle' business activity and unjustifiably obstruct the free movement of people within the EU.
Pundits and fans couldn't 'stifle' their laughter.
Jake shot a look at them and they abruptly stopped, trying to 'stifle' their laughter.
Victor heard her 'stifle' a cry as he held a small mirror for her.
Given the climate and the other equally ridiculous laws being proposed to 'stifle' innovation, my hopes aren't very high.
And, well, I simply couldn't 'stifle' my giggles.
John stopped trying to 'stifle' the laughter and glared at her.
He began to speak, but had to stop again to 'stifle' a giggle.
Missive after missive describes the burden of the existing system, and how 20 more years of control will 'stifle' creative work.
‘He hurt a 'stifle' behind in the Belmont,’ the trainer told us.
I tried as much as possible, but I couldn't 'stifle' the giggles that escaped after that.
But there is a danger that these new regulations will 'stifle' innovation, by forcing everybody to comply with blanket standards of accessibility.
Taxes 'stifle' enterprise only if they increase with enterprise.
This migration, he added, could be 'stifled' without regulatory restraint.
And even when their conversations veer too far into existential, meaning-of-life territory, the sharp banter between the pair keeps their exchanges from becoming too mannered or 'stiflingly' intellectual.
Julia 'stifles' a gasp and puts a hand over her mouth, remaining silent.
The public service in Scotland is 'stifling' private enterprise.
The ground gave way as the plants pulled him down, knocking the wind out of his chest, and stealing the air he could have breathed by 'stifling' him with their multitude.
The summers are 'stiflingly' hot and the colony becomes infested with mosquitoes.
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