Stifled Definition

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of stifle.

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adjective

That has been interrupted, suppressed etc.

The stifled attempt at reform led to further resentment.
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Stifled Sentence Examples

  • She stifled a laugh, and he gave her a sidelong glance.

  • He bit, and she stifled a cry.

  • Jessi stifled a laugh.

  • The fire was then kindled, and his voice as it audibly prayed in the words of the "Kyrie Eleison" was soon stifled in the smoke.

  • The bustle and terror of the Rostovs' last days in Moscow stifled the gloomy thoughts that oppressed Sonya.

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