stifler


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sti·fle 1

 (stī′fəl)
tr.v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles
1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
2. To keep in or hold back; repress: stifled my indignation.
3. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
[Middle English stifilen, alteration (influenced by Old Norse stīfla, to stop up) of stuffen, stuflen, to stifle, choke, drown, from Old French estoufer, of Germanic origin.]
sti′fler n.

sti·fle 2

 (stī′fəl)
n.
The joint of the hind leg analogous to the human knee in certain quadrupeds, such as the horse.
[Middle English, possibly from Old French estivel, pipe, leg, tibia, from Latin stīpes, stick.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.stifler - a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses; "he is a real conversation stifler"; "I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop"
smotherer
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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