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Another word for stifle

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Verb

  1. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check

    See also:

    restraint

  2. To decrease or dull the sound of

    See also:

    sounds

    increase

  3. To keep from being published or transmitted

    Idioms:
    See also:

    show

  4. To stop the breathing of

    See also:

    breath

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Another word for stifle

Verb
  1. See also:

    choke

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Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • What angered him was that the coming of these visitors revived in his mind an unsettled question he always tried to stifle, one about which he always deceived himself.

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