stifled meaning
UK US /ˈstaɪfəld/ 2 syllables
stifled (adjective): held in check with difficulty.
Definition of stifled
- held in check with difficulty
- a smothered cough
- a stifled yawn
- a strangled scream
- suppressed laughter
Synonyms: smothered, strangled, suppressed
Similar: inhibited
stifled in a sentence
- Modern copyright laws would have stifled Shakespeare.
- Our voice can't be stifled.
- She stifled her orgasm.
- She stifled a laugh.
- Tom stifled a scream.
How to pronounce stifled
stifled is pronounced /ˈstaɪfəld/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with stifled
Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in ED · 7-letter words
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