Examples of 'stifle' in a sentence
Meaning of "stifle"
To stifle means to prevent or constrain something, such as a sound or emotion
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- To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
- To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
- To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
How to use "stifle" in a sentence
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Such situations stifle the prospect of development.
Stifle that blob and get low.
You will only stifle our imagination.
We stifle their innate creativity and urges.
And that will stifle the economy.
They stifle adaptation and lead to atrophy.
I would not want to stifle your curiosity.
We will stifle here if we do not strike free.
Be more careful and stifle your appetites.
To stifle religious freedom is to deny human life.
I am not trying to stifle debate or limit minorities.
Stifle it before its shine deceptively seduces.
We do not wanna stifle his budding creativity.
These guidelines are not intended to stifle expression.
They ty to stifle people who think differently.
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Sounds like a hamster trying to stifle a cough.
We can not stifle innovation in our business.
Even persecution did not stifle their efforts.
Either to stifle the beast or turn it off.
But he did not try to stifle her cries.
You must stifle your personal feelings.
Look in the mirror and stifle a groan.
I will not stifle him with bitterness.
The problem is that it tends to stifle innovation.
This would stifle our free speech.
Censorship has never been able to stifle art.
And we do not want to stifle youthful exuberance.
You stifle creativity in the literary field.
These rules would stifle internet development.
The stifle joint is equivalent to our knee.
Another may help to stifle unruly shareholders.
They stifle growth and communicate distrust.
Marat always ready to stifle every scheme.
Often we stifle such an impulse to reach out.
Do not let anyone stifle your flame.
You can stifle the ridiculous laughter.
Whose fall will not stifle my ardor.
Only if we stifle the cry of this newborn.
All these commitments must stifle him.
He was able to stifle the poisoned section.
It can lead to complacency and stifle the.
So the key is to stifle vibrations at the source.
Regulation does not necessarily need to stifle innovation.
I do not stifle dissent or debate at this site.
Structures that promote and stifle motivation.
Attempts to stifle scientific and policy debates.
Sustainable development does not stifle profitability.
Do not stifle new ideas and innovation.
Software patents are used to stifle competition.
All you do is stifle me when you should be thanking me.
