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Meaning of 'stifled' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stifled [ a.]
- Stifling.
2 . Stifled [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Stifle

Meaning of 'stifled' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stifled [ s]
Meaning (1):
- held in check with difficulty
Example in sentence:
  • a smothered cough;
  • a stifled yawn;
  • a strangled scream;
  • suppressed laughter

Nearby Words:

stiacciato stian stibborn stibial stibialism stibiated stibic stibiconite stibine stibious

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