November 28, 2022

Stifle

Verb

sti·​fle ˈstī-fəl

1a: to withhold from circulation or expression

1b: to cut off (the voice, the breath, etc.)

1c: DETER, DISCOURAGE

2a(1): MUFFLE

2a(2): SMOTHER

2b: to kill by depriving of oxygen : SUFFOCATE