The Only Use of
stifle
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Shall I not then be stifled in the vault,
To whose foul mouth no healthsome air breathes in,
And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?
Scene 4.3stifled = suffocated
Definition:
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(stifle as in: the heat is stifling) to make breathing difficult or impossible -- often from heat or humidity