All 4 Uses of
stifle
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- RAGUENEAU (ceasing to write, and raising his head): Aurora's silver rays begin to glint e'en now on the copper pans, and thou, O Ragueneau! must perforce stifle in thy breast the God of Song!†
Act 2
- But An if you deem that Cupid be so cruel You should have stifled baby-love in's cradle!†
Act 3
- I love, I stifle!†
Act 3 *
- The cadets stifle their laughter in their cards and dice-boxes.†
Act 4
Definition:
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(stifle as in: stifling the urge) to suppress (prevent something or decrease its development) -- often political freedom