Stifle Definition & Meaning
stifle
- noun
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- verb
- conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
"Stifle" in song lyrics
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"Watch em stifle"
A+ f/ AZ — A+Z -
"They wanna take a piece like a sharecropper, stifle"
Hilltop Hoods — She's So Ugly -
"I'ma rope you up like a cowboy, stifle"
Special Ed — Think About It
Words that rhyme with stifle
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- What does stifle mean?
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
- What part of speech is stifle?
- Stifle is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does stifle have?
- Stifle has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).