Dictionary Check: stifle

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"stifle" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points

Words with Friends 10 points

noun

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

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verb

suppress in order to conceal or hide

Example: "smother a yawn"

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verb

suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

Example: "Stifle your curiosity"

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verb

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Example: "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

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verb

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Example: "The child suffocated under the pillow"

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