stifled
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Is stifled a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of stifled?
Definition
verb (English)
1. conceal or hideExamples: "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"Synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
2. smother or suppressExamples: "Stifle your curiosity"Synonyms: dampen, stifleAntonyms: stimulate
3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage ofExamples: "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"Synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate
4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygenExamples: "The child suffocated under the pillow"Synonyms: asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
adjective satellite (English)
1. held in check with difficultyExamples: "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"Synonyms: smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed
Definition source: Wiktionary