stifled | Amarkosh

Meaning of word stifled from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Held in check with difficulty.

Example : A smothered cough.
A stifled yawn.
A strangled scream.
Suppressed laughter.

Synonyms : smothered, strangled, suppressed

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