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sti•fle

Pronunciation: (stī'ful), [key]
—v., -fled, -fling.

—v.t.
1. to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
2. to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn.
3. to kill by impeding respiration; smother.

—v.i.
1. to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere.
2. to become stifled or suffocated.

sti•fle

Pronunciation: (stī'ful), [key]
—n.
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee. Also called sti'fle joint". See diag. under horse.

stiff-necked

stifling