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stifled /'staifld/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh Đồng nghĩa

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verb

stifles; stifled; stifling

[+ obj] to not allow yourself to do or express (something)

trying to stifle a cry/yawn

I had to stifle the desire/urge to yell Stop!

to stop (someone) from doing or expressing something

Students at the school are stifled by the pressure to score high on tests.

[+ obj] :to make (something) difficult or impossible

Too many regulations stifle innovation.

something that stifles the growth of the plant/economy

[no obj] :to be unable to breathe easily

I wish we could go outside instead of stifling in this tiny room.

[+ obj] :to make (someone) unable to breathe or unable to breathe easily

He was almost stifled by the smoke.
verb

The firemen were almost stifled by the smoke from the chemical fire

suffocate

smother

choke

strangle

throttle

asphyxiate

I stifled a yawn as John went on about his grandchildren

choke back

keep or hold back

withhold

repress

suppress

hold in

restrain

prevent

curb

cover up

control

Under his tyrannical rule all artistic creativity was stifled for fifty years

destroy

crush

demolish

extinguish

stamp out

kill

quash

silence

stop

check