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Another word for stifle

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stifle

v.

smother, suffocate, extinguish; see choke 1.

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Another word for stifle

verb

To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:
burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, strangle, suppress, throttle. (Informal) sit on (or upon). See restraint
To decrease or dull the sound of:
dampen, deaden, muffle, mute. See increase, sounds
To keep from being published or transmitted:
ban, black out, censor, hush (up), suppress. Idiom: keep (or put) a lid on. See show
To stop the breathing of:
asphyxiate, choke, smother, suffocate. See breath

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Brady's comment made her stifle a laugh.
In spite of the seriousness of the situation, Dean was forced to stifle a chuckle.
She pretended to stifle a yawn.
In the crowd people began talking loudly, to stifle their feelings of pity as it seemed to Pierre.
Jones, who accused him of endeavouring to stifle the evidence against the Romanists.

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