stifle

Meanings

• Verb

  To suppress or check the growth or development of something, especially by applying pressure.

  - "The coach stifled the opposition's attack."
  - "Her parents stifled her creativity by constantly criticizing her ideas."

• Verb

  To muffle or stop the sound of something.

  - "He stifled a sneeze during the quiet library session."
  - "The heavy curtains stifled the sound of the rain."

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Synonyms

hinder , restrain , suppress , throttle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stifle
strive , hive , jive , five , hive , rive

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Variants

List of all variants of stifle that leads to same result
stifle , stifled , stifler , stiflers , stifles , stifling , stiflingly

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Etymology

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Old French stifler, from stiffe 'throat'; probably from suffocare 'to choke'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'stifle' is also used in veterinary medicine to refer to the windpipe or trachea of an animal.

2. The word 'stifle' is often used metaphorically to describe the feeling of being suffocated or oppressed by circumstances.

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Related Concepts

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1. suppression: The act of preventing or inhibiting something, especially an unwelcome emotion or idea.

2. muffle: To make a sound softer or less distinct, especially by covering it with something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'stifle' is often used to describe the suppression of emotions or ideas. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway observes, 'They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.' (Chapter 1).

How to Memorize "stifle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a hand pressing down on something to suppress it, or a hand covering a mouth to muffle a sound.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stifle' with the idea of suppressing or stopping something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'stifle' starts with the same letter as 'suppress' and 'muffle'.

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