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stifle verb

  /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/ , /ˈstaɪfl̩/
  • (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
 onderdrukken
  • (transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
 verstikken, versmoren
  • (intransitive) To die of suffocation.
 stikken

stifling adjective

  /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
  • That stifles.
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