stifled
stahy fuhld
- v conceal or hide
- v smother or suppress
- v impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- v be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- s held in check with difficulty
a stifled yawn
- Whether burdened by an overwhelming flurry of daily commitments or stifled by a sense of social isolation (or, oddly, both); whether mired for hours in a sense of life's .
- Even in state legislatures stifled by partisan gridlock, lawmakers agree tobacco taxes are a vital way to replenish their coffers.
- stifled by indecision as vietnam prepares for a crucial party congress, friends and foes of liberalization gird for battle.