Hoe "stifle" uitspreken

• "stifle" uitgesproken in het Engels.

Betekenissen en definities van "stifle"

Noun

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

Synoniemen:

• stifle
• knee

Verb

suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"

Synoniemen:

• smother
• stifle
• strangle
• muffle
• repress

Verb

suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity; "Stifle your curiosity"

Synoniemen:

• stifle
• dampen

Verb

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

Synoniemen:

• suffocate
• stifle
• asphyxiate
• choke

Verb

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"

Synoniemen:

• suffocate
• stifle
• asphyxiate