verbπShareTo interrupt or cut off."The sudden announcement stifled our conversation. "communicationactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo repress, keep in or hold back."The army stifled the rebellion."emotionmindconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo smother or suffocate."The heat was stifling the children."physiologysensationconditionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo feel smothered etc."The heat felt stifling."sensationphysiologybodymindenvironmentweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo die of suffocation."The smoke filled the room, and the child stifled in the corner. "physiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production."The silk farmer carefully stifled the cocoons to prepare them for unravelling. "industryanimalprocessagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act by which something is stifled."The stifling of creativity in the classroom was evident in the lack of student questions. "actionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareThat stifles."The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much."environmentsensationconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
