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Definition of Stifle

Stifle The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also stifle joint. See Illust. under Horse. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust. To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame. To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion. To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration. Related Definitions: Above, Allied, Also, An, And, As, Because, Breath, By, Called, Cause, Choke, Conceal, Corresponding, Crowding, Deaden, Death, Die, Dust, Extinguish, Fire, Flame, Flank, From, Hind, Hock, Horse, In, Into, Introducing, Irrespirable, Joint, Knee, Knowledge, Leg, Man, Manifestation, Near, Next, Noxious, Obstruction, Of, One, Or, Passion, Public, Quench, Reason, Report, Respiration, See, Smoke, Smother, Some, Something, Stifle, Stop, Story, Substance, Such, Suffocate, Suppress, The, To, Under, Windpipe, With

Stifle Quotations Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle 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 Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it. Honore de Balzac We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion; and even if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. John Stuart Mill We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. John Stuart Mill On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are basically stuck writing for one voice and for one style that can stifle you a bit. It's a real trade off. Cynthia Weil

Stifle Translations stifle in German is ersticken

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