All 4 Uses of
stifle
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- must perforce stifle in thy breast the God of Song!†
Act 2stifle = suppress (prevent something or decrease its development)
- I love, I stifle!†
Act 3 *
- The cadets stifle their laughter in their cards and dice-boxes.†
Act 4
- But An if you deem that Cupid be so cruel You should have stifled baby-love in's cradle!†
Act 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(stifle as in: stifling the urge) to suppress (prevent something or decrease its development) -- often political freedom
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(2)
(stifle as in: the heat is stifling) to make breathing difficult or impossible -- often from heat or humidity