Synonym: choke, smother, stop, suffocate, suppress. Similar words: stifled, stifling, rifle, rifled, trifle, riflery, rifle range, stiff. Meaning: ['staɪfl] 
n. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee. v. 1. conceal or hide 2. smother or suppress 3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of 4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.
n. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee. v. 1. conceal or hide 2. smother or suppress 3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of 4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen. 
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31. She pulls up a stool and sits down next to us, watching intently, still unable to stifle her laughter.
32. University officials adamantly deny any attempt to stifle promotion of minorities.
33. The Rational / Bureaucratic model can produce overly restrictive formal systems that stifle initiative and reduce responsiveness to change.
34. In short, to deny and stifle the understanding unnecessarily is to sow a crop of future doubts.
35. She bit her lower lip to stifle the cry in her throat and felt the goosepimples bristling across her skin.
36. She loved everything about this man, and when he took her she tried to stifle the cry of pain.
37. The old ones, fearful and suspicious, jealous even, were attempting to stifle young love.
38. At no time, however, did they use such draconian measures to stifle dissent.
39. This caused some of the other children to titter, quickly putting their hands over their mouths to stifle the sound.
40. I said that I could not remember whether such a thing had ever occurred and managed to stifle a blush.
41. In our haste to condemn cynicism we must take care not to stifle skepticism.
42. Nineteenth century tries to stifle doubts by crushing you with sheer bulk, he wrote.
43. He is also considered to be far weaker than his half-brother and may make concessions to try to stifle dissent.
44. Pessimism is a dangerous disease that can stifle or kill our human potential.
45. Led by Gary Payton and his pestering defense, the Sonics will continue to stifle opponents.
46. One wonders whether that overt gesture really was meant to stifle covert action.
47. Critics say that clause will stifle free political debate-for example, about an Afrikaner homeland.
48. Any attempt to stifle or fetter such criticism amounts to political censorship of the most insidious and objectionable kind.
49. Public memory of martial law, which ended a decade ago, continues to stifle free expression.
50. Tradition is a splendid idea, but it can stifle individual talent.
51. Even when private firms do not have monopolies,(http://sentencedict.com) they at times develop enough political power to stifle competition.
52. Dostoevsky wanted to stifle the thought that he was riding on the back of Nechacv's perverse glamour.
53. The fear of sounding racist has conspired to stifle debate and suppress legitimate scientific inquiry.
54. Martial law continues to stifle political debate in the country.
55. Yet not enough projects are being launched to stifle growing frustration.
56. Summer comes early and is hot, but the humidity does not stifle vigorous activity, except in the landlocked plains.
57. But such policies could not stifle all urges to freedom.
58. While I would agree that it can only help your proficiency, it should not stifle creativity.
59. She tried hard to stifle her laughter.
60. Commission officials have said that a dominant market share is insufficient cause for an antitrust case; there must be evidence that a company is abusing this position to stifle competition.