Both Uses of
stifle
in
A Doll's House
- Nora (with a stifled cry, turns round and gets up on to her knees).†
Act 1
- _ NORA _utters a stifled cry, and runs across the room to the table by the sofa.†
Act 2 *
Definition:
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(stifle as in: stifling the urge) to suppress (prevent something or decrease its development) -- often political freedom