We have spotted STIFLE (6 Letters) a total of 8 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with STIFLE and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the
hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to
the knee in man; -- called also stifle joint. See Illust. under Horse. |
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To stop the breath of by crowding something into the
windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to
choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle
one with smoke or dust. |
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To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to
stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame. |
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To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother;
to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle
passion. |
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To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or
because some noxious substance prevents respiration. |
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Usage among publishers:
- Newsday: Nov 7, 2024
- Newsday: Sep 24, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: May 13, 2024
- USA Today: Mar 11, 2024
- LA Times: Jul 11, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: May 24, 2023
- USA Today: Dec 22, 2022
- USA Today: Dec 14, 2022
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