All 3 Uses of
stifle
in
David Copperfield
- It was a close and stifling little shop; full of all sorts of clothing, made and unmade, including one window full of beaver-hats and bonnets.†
Chpt 7-9
- When I had recovered my breath, and had got rid of a stifling sensation in my throat, I rose up and went on.†
Chpt 13-15
- Always inarticulate and stifled.†
Chpt 55-57 *
Definition:
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(stifle as in: stifling the urge) to suppress (prevent something or decrease its development) -- often political freedom