All 3 Uses
stifle
in
Pretty Little Liars
(Edited)
- Aria stifled a giggle.
Chpt 13 *stifled = suppressed (prevented from happening)
- Trolling through the results, she stifled a giggle.
Chpt 14stifled = suppressed (prevented something or decreased its development)
- She heard Wren stifle a laugh and stiffened.
Chpt 19stifle = suppress (prevent something or decrease its development)
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).