All 8 Uses of
stifle
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- It was stiflingly warm, and the fire that was burning under the crowded mantelpiece was giving off a heavy, sickly sort of perfume as it heated a large copper kettle.
Chpt 6 (definition 1) *stiflingly = in a way that makes breathing difficult
- ...they both had to stifle their laughs as Professor Trelawney gazed in their direction.
Chpt 6 (definition 2) *stifle = suppress (prevent something or decrease its development)
- Harry was also growing to dread the hours he spent in Professor Trelawney's stifling tower room, deciphering lopsided shapes and symbols, trying to ignore the way Professor Trelawney's enormous eyes filled with tears every time she looked at him.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)stifling = making breathing more difficult or impossible; or so hot and humid that breathing is more difficult
- All that could be heard now were Ron's stifled moans of pain and rage.
Chpt 11 (definition 2)stifled = suppressed (prevented something or decreased its development)
- Together they climbed the ladder into the dim, stifling tower room.
Chpt 15 (definition 1)stifling = making breathing more difficult or impossible; or so hot and humid that breathing is more difficult
- Ron began to snigger uncontrollably and had to stuff his fist in his mouth to stifle the noise —
Chpt 15 (definition 2)stifle = suppress (prevent something or decrease its development)
- Then came Astronomy at midnight, up on the tallest tower; History of Magic on Wednesday morning, in which Harry scribbled everything Florean Fortescue had ever told him about medieval witch-hunts, while wishing he could have had one of Fortescue's choco-nut sundaes with him in the stifling classroom.
Chpt 16 (definition 1)stifling = making breathing more difficult or impossible; or so hot and humid that breathing is more difficult
- Hermione, who had been rummaging in Hagrid's cupboard for another milk jug, let out a small, quickly stifled sob.
Chpt 16 (definition 2)stifled = suppressed (prevented something or decreased its development)
Definitions:
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(1) (stifle as in: the heat is stifling) to make breathing difficult or impossible -- often from heat or humidity
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(2) (stifle as in: stifling the urge) to suppress (prevent something or decrease its development) -- often political freedom