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present tense third-person singular of stifle
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to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
- unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when they got trapped in the airless bank vault
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2
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
- stifled a yawn
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3
to deaden the sound of
- he stifled a cough with his hand
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“Stifles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stifles. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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