Antonyms for stifle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : stahy-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstaɪ fəl

Definition of stifle

Origin : late 14c., "to choke, suffocate, drown," of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of Old French estouffer "to stifle, smother," which may be from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German stopfon "to plug up, stuff"). Metaphoric sense is from 1570s. Related: Stifled; stifling.

verb prevent, restrain

Example sentences :

As He knows so well where to hit us we must stifle our moans when He does so.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

So hard it is, even for the most depraved, to stifle the last embers of the moral sense.
Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell

Chip made haste to stifle his mirth, in fear that she was going to cry.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

Then, the moment I reached home, it seemed to me I should stifle were I to enter the house.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Because it seemed to me that we were all of us, all day long, endeavouring to stifle the voice.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

There, I'm better—still, I really thought this time that I should stifle!
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

And if we stifle them are we really the better—the more moral sex?
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

At the thought of losing her he was obliged to bury his face in the pillow to stifle his cries.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

Down there at Vernon, in my frigid room, I bit my pillow to stifle my cries.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

Listening intently, he heard the sound of sobbing which she was endeavouring to stifle.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

Synonyms for stifle

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