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present tense third-person singular of stifle
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1
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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