Sentence example with the word 'stifle'

stifle

abate, boil, constrain, diminish, glow, lessen, prevent, shush, soft-pedal, stultify

Definition n. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped

Last update: December 11, 2018


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The bustle and terror of the Rostovs' last days in Moscow stifled the gloomy thoughts that oppressed Sonya.   [verb]

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I couldn't stifle my tears at the sight of the handicapped beggar.   [Please select]

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Apparently it is very difficult to stifle a sneeze, even if you are a swan !   [verb]

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Melanie Phillips argues that the purpose of Labor 's attack is to " stifle debate ".   [verb]

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Then, gladly throwing himself into the saddle, he spurred his charger to the side of the litter, whence low and stifled sobs alone announced the presence of Alice.   [verb]

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Her airy laugh ended in a sob, which she tried to stifle, but could not.   [verb]

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Anger, humiliation, wounded love, wounded vanity, disappointment, disillusion, were all in that cry, and in the passionate beating of her heart, her stifled breath, her clenched hands.   [verb]

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The rest of the company sympathized, and a stifled whisper went through them, indicating how much her desperate and determined manner impressed them with awe, and even horror.   [verb]

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I heard a stifled noise of steps, a movement of objects and of tapestries, then the arrival of a person, and then the arrival of another person.   [verb]

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