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1. stifle
verb. ['ˈstaɪfəl'] conceal or hide.
Etymology
- stiflen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stífla (Old Norse)
Rhymes with Stifle
- zweifel
- trifle
- rifle
- reifel
- pfeifle
- eiffel
How do you pronounce stifle?
Pronounce stifle as ˈstaɪfəl.
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Sentences with stifle
1. Verb, base form
Once this is done, using shade should help stifle any Bermuda that may be tempted to reemerge.
2. Noun, singular or mass
This allows the kneecap to move up and down when the knee, or stifle, bends.
3. Verb, 3rd person singular present
Avoid interrupting with counterarguments, which stifle conversation and can ruin trust.
4. Verb, past tense
But she doesn't let the pressure of the brand's growth stifle her creativity.
5. Adjective
Maintain a 2- to 4-inch layer of mulch to help seal in moisture and stifle weed growth.
6. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
In other industries, however, skeptics worry that they stifle innovation and unfairly punish workers.
Quotes about stifle
1. Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
- Flannery O'Connor
2. Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.
- Karl Lagerfeld
3. Everywhere I go, I am asked if I think university stifles writers. My opinion is that it doesn't stifle enough of them.
- Flannery O'Connor
2. stifle
verb. ['ˈstaɪfəl'] smother or suppress.
Etymology
- stiflen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stífla (Old Norse)
3. stifle
noun. ['ˈstaɪfəl'] joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee.
Synonyms
Etymology
- stiflen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stífla (Old Norse)
4. stifle
verb. ['ˈstaɪfəl'] be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- stiflen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stífla (Old Norse)