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Rarestifle
The correct spelling is stifle.
How to pronounce stifle
noun
IPA: /ˈstaɪfəl/
Say it like: Sti-fle
The correct spelling is stifle. A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses. For example: "The army stifled the rebellion."
Usage Examples
“The army stifled the rebellion.”
“The heat was stifling the children.”
“The heat felt stifling.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
- 2.A bone disease of this region.
verb
- 1.To interrupt or cut off.
- 2.To repress, keep in or hold back.
- 3.To smother or suffocate.
- 4.To feel smothered etc.
- 5.To die of suffocation.
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