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    stifle

    stifle - 365bet中国官方网站 definition and meaning for word stifle

    Definition
    (noun) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
    Synonyms : knee
    Definition
    (verb) conceal or hide
    Synonyms : muffle , repress , smother , strangle
    Example Sentence
    • smother a yawn
    • muffle one's anger
    • strangle a yawn
    Definition
    (verb) smother or suppress
    Synonyms : dampen
    Example Sentence
    • Stifle your curiosity
    Definition
    (verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    Synonyms : asphyxiate , choke , suffocate
    Example Sentence
    • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
    Definition
    (verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
    Synonyms : asphyxiate , suffocate
    Example Sentence
    • The child suffocated under the pillow
  •    Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stifle

    stifle is similar to Stifler(American pie series). imagine abt the guy... he used to supress and ditch around his fellow ppl.

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    rhymes with rifle(a gun). So if you fire a rifle , you need to EXTINGUISH it too.

    suppose you are giving an exam and suddenly you've an urge for eating chocolate trifle, but you can't..so you'll have to suppress it..Suppress+TrIFLE = stifle

    good mnemonic by mnm : When you take a rifle with you, you better stifle (conceal, hide) it, else you will be arrested added by

    Stifler of American pie couldnt 'suppress' his sex urge.. he ws a very horny guy :)

    after choking someone to death the person would become stiff.

    +Imajeeth One who ruffles must also stifle.

    macro

    suppress noise of your rifle = stifle

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