Word | stifle |
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Pronunciation | /ˈstaɪfl/ |
Types | verb |
Example | Halfway through the boring lecture, Laura gave up trying to stifle her yawns. I felt I was stifling in the airless room. They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity. |
Definition | to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed: suppress; extinguish; inhibit; to feel unable to breathe, or to make sb unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air: suffocate |
Urdu Definition | دَم گھونٹ کر مار دینا ، سانس نہ لینے دینا ، شُعلے یا آواز کو دبا دینا ، دبا دینا ، چھُپا دینا ، دم گھُٹنا |
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