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stifling
/sˈtaɪflɪŋ/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
the suppression of heresy
- verb
conceal or hide
smother a yawn
- verb
smother or suppress
Stifle your curiosity
- verb
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
- verb
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
The child suffocated under the pillow