Thesaurus
A really fast thesaurus... with lots of synonyms.
stifles (0 synonym found)
We don't have synonyms for stifles yet — it may be a rare, specialized, newly coined, or misspelled word. The closest thesaurus entries we have are stifle, stifled and stifler.
We don't have any synonyms for stifles yet.
Think stifles belongs in the thesaurus? Recommend it and we'll take a look.
Definition of stifles:
(v) :
(transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
(v) :
(transitive, hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
(v) :
(transitive, also figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) (transitive) To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
(v) :
(transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
Definition of stifles:
(v) :
(transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
(v) :
(transitive, hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
(v) :
(transitive, also figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
(v) :
(transitive, figuratively) (transitive) To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
(v) :
(transitive) To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
A make the world a better place giveback project.
Wiktionary content available under the GNU FDL
Charlotte Website Design by Next Wave Services