Word Finder - stifled

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To interrupt or cut off.

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To repress, keep in or hold back.

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The army stifled the rebellion.

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To smother or suffocate.

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The heat was stifling the children.

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To feel smothered etc.

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The heat felt stifling.

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To die of suffocation.

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Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday's fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.

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To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.

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That has been interrupted, suppressed etc

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The stifled attempt at reform led to further resentment.

She stifled a laugh, and he gave her a sidelong glance.

He bit, and she stifled a cry.

Jessi stifled a laugh.

The fire was then kindled, and his voice as it audibly prayed in the words of the "Kyrie Eleison" was soon stifled in the smoke.

The bustle and terror of the Rostovs' last days in Moscow stifled the gloomy thoughts that oppressed Sonya.

She started to follow and tripped, then stifled a cry.

In the Avesta all these recur ad nauseam, so much so that the primitive spirit of the religion is stifled beneath them, as the doctrine of the ancient prophets was stifled in Judaism and the Talmud.

It was the one her friend had called Betsy and when she saw the child on the floor, stifled a scream.

It's nice to have the place nearly to ourselves, even if it is only for a few days, Dean said, as he stifled a yawn.

In the intensity of their struggle with the Reformation they subjected education to a censorship which, in order to exclude all risk of heresy, stifled thought and reduced knowledge to the repetition of safe formulas.

They knew their Natasha, and alarm as to what would happen if she heard this news stifled all sympathy for the man they both liked.

Fat man in black stifled a laugh while the acting sheriff glowered.

To make his will predominant, he stifled or did violence to that of others, through his bishops, his gendarmes, his university, his press, his catechism.

On his way through the streets Pierre felt stifled by the smoke which seemed to hang over the whole city.

It seemed then as if every pore of life were choked, and Christendom must be stifled and smothered in the fatal embrace."

A similar situation in England had given birth to political liberty; but in France the great crisis of the early I5th century stifled it.

Did he feel stifled in this relationship?

Human curiosity, no longer concerned withphilosophy and science, seemed as though stifled, religious polemics alone continuing to hold public attention.

Princess Mary read the paper, and her face began to quiver with stifled sobs.

He could still hear her stifled sobs as he cautiously moved down the slope, wedging his foot against rocks and small vegetation for purchase.

If you're feeling stifled by the sunglass styles available, consider looking at eyeglass frames.

Problems with touring also stifled the album's success, with Noel, Andy and touring keyboardist Jay Darlington injured after their taxi collided with another vehicle while on tour in America.

Bianca stifled a laugh, genuinely liking the subtle yet feisty Oracle.

She looked at it and coughed, tho it could have been a stifled laugh.

A flat ' no ' and barely stifled laughter.

All life in the town and outlying forests has been stifled by the sudden raids of orcs on dragon steeds.

His visionary voice is potentially stifled by sorrow and grief, and he attempts to contain that dangerous erosion of his prophetic vision.

He effectively stifled all ambition of those below him, enjoining to himself all the offices of the Order.

There are threats of guitar brilliance but they're quickly stifled.

His attacking threat was, admittedly, stifled by a lack of service.

In a countryside, increasingly stifled by bureaucracy, how will tomorrow 's rural communities make a living?

There are threats of guitar brilliance but they 're quickly stifled.

Am I athirst, how cool its waters run, or stifled what a vivifying air.

Often, negative reaction from players or viewers was stifled when a clear, firm signal was displayed.

It also gathered to it other dissidents stifled by the electoral truce between the two main parties.

These products are not for stodgy salon groupies whose stifled creativity leaves them dependent on professionals.

Some men prefer these suits because the hand is decidedly finer, and that means they won't suffer from rashes or other issues that come from wet or stifled skin.

Whereas the Virgoan ability to express emotions is somewhat stifled, the sexuality of Virgos is governed by a perfectionism that serves to satisfy their partners at whatever the cost.

Whereas an earth sign such as Taurus enjoys routine and stability andshuns any threats to his firmly established schedule, Aries is completely stifled by such a lifestyle.

While there is no guarantee that your child may turn to rebellious behaviors, if he or she feels stifled and restricted, he or she may act out and respond through violence and rebellion.

They felt stifled and unable to be truly creative.

Meanwhile that liberal culture which had been created for Europe by the Italians before the contest of the Reformation began continued to spread, although it was stifled in Italy and Spain, retarded in France and the Low Countries, well-nigh extirpated by wars in Germany, and diverted from its course in England by the counter-movement of Puritanism.

Europe - you stifled the voice of God, and so you invented the concentration camp and the Atom Bomb.

Freedom of speech (typified by Clause 28) was stifled and creative individuality feared.

Dissent is stifled and political opposition muted, silenced or liquidated.

We were angry and hasty because we stifled in the darkness, in a poisoned and vitiated air.

While an older girl might welcome something form-fitting, a little girl should still be allowed full range of motion and not feel stifled by her clothing.

Even if everything about your chosen school looks perfect on paper, if you feel stifled, pressured, or bored when you're actually in the program, it won't be a positive experience.

The Great Depression, for example, stifled the business temporarily.

Prescription wearers shouldn't feel stifled by their choices, that's for sure!