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
- 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
- asphyxiate
- black out
- bring to screeching halt
- burke
- check
- choke
- choke back
- clam up
- clamp down
- constipate
- cork
- cover up
- crack down
- curb
- dry up
- extinguish
- gag
- hold it down
- hush
- hush up
- kill
- muffle
- muzzle
- put the lid on
- repress
- shut up
- silence
- sit on
- smother
- spike
- squash
- squelch
- stagnate
- stop
- strangle
- stultify
- suffocate
- suppress
- torpedo
- trammel
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