All 6 Uses
stifle
in
Along for the Ride
(Edited)
- "Well," I said, stifling a yawn, "it's really pretty here."
Chpt 4stifling = suppressing (preventing something or decreasing its development)
- I stifled a laugh, covering my mouth with my hand.
Chpt 7stifled = suppressed (prevented something or decreased its development)
- She put it down, then rang me up while stifling a yawn.
Chpt 8stifling = suppressing (preventing something or decreasing its development)
- "I saw that," he said as I stifled a yawn while sliding into the front seat of his car.
Chpt 8stifled = suppressed (prevented something or decreased its development)
- I stifled a yawn, then looked at my watch.
Chpt 12 *stifled = suppressed (prevented something from happening)
- "Good night, Auden," she said, stifling a yawn.
Chpt 16stifling = suppressing (preventing something or decreasing 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).