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# stifle

verb (stifle, stifles, stifled, stifling)

«stifle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To stifle a sound is to hold it back so that nobody hears it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifle/#m1)
2. To stifle a fire or a person is to smother it or stop its breath or flame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifle/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a hand is clapped over a mouth to stifle a groan, or a robber is smothered

### Examples

- She stifled a yawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifle/#x1)
- He stifled his giggle in his sleeve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifle/#x2)
- The thick blanket stifled the flames. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifle/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stifle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stifle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stifle.html) on Mova free.