All 3 Uses
stifle
in
The Thief, by Turner
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- I'd woken up several times disoriented in the prison, and I automatically stifled my first thrash of surprise to prevent my chains from grinding on old bruises, and finally I remembered that there were no chains.†
Chpt 2
- He looked startled, and Ambiades stifled a derisive laugh, but neither of them complained to the magus.†
Chpt 3 *
- I stifled a snort of my own in the silence that followed.†
Chpt 12
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
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(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).