All 3 Uses of "stifle" in "A Walk to Remember"

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All 3 Uses

stifle
in
A Walk to Remember
(Edited)

I turned around, digging my fingers into my gut to stifle the pain, but I couldn't see him.
Chpt 2

stifle = suppress (prevent something or decrease its development)
I'd stifle the curses rising in my throat and bite out, "Just don't do it again."
Chpt 7 *

stifle = suppress
Stifling my tears, I couldn't help but think about the play.
Chpt 12

stifling = suppressing (preventing something or decreasing its development)

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(1) (stifle as in: stifling the urge)
to suppress (prevent something or decrease its development) -- often political freedom
(2) (stifle as in: the heat is stifling)
to make breathing difficult or impossible -- often from heat or humidity
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much more rarely, to stifle is used in the context of anatomy to refer to a four-legged animal's equivalent of the human knee (the joint between the upper and lower leg).