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stifle

/ˈstaɪfəl/

stifleverb

stifled

Past Simple

stifled

Past Participle

stifling

Gerund

/ˈstaɪfəl/

Translations

душить

The oppressive heat seemed to stifle all life in the city.

Удушающая жара, казалось, душила всю жизнь в городе.

подавлять

She tried to stifle her laughter during the serious meeting.

Она пыталась подавлять свой смех во время серьезной встречи.

заглушать

The loud music stifled the sound of the conversation.

Громкая музыка заглушала звук разговора.

Additional translations

задушить

задыхаться

смолчать

Definitions

To suffocate or smother, preventing breathing.

The thick smoke from the fire began to stifle the people trapped inside the building.

To suppress or restrain an action, emotion, or process.

She tried to stifle her laughter during the serious meeting.

To prevent or hinder the development or progress of something.

The new regulations could stifle innovation in the tech industry.

Synonyms

Antonyms

stiflepast participle

Definitions

Suppressed, restrained, or suffocated.

There was a feeling of stifled anger in the room.

stiflegerund / present participle

Definitions

Oppressively hot, stuffy, or causing difficulty in breathing.

We tried to sleep in the stifling room.

stiflenoun

stifles

/ˈstaɪ.fəl/

Translations

коленный сустав

The horse injured its stifle during the race.

Лошадь повредила свой коленный сустав во время гонки.

Definitions

The joint in the hind leg of a four-legged animal, equivalent to the human knee.

The veterinarian examined the horse's stifle to check for any signs of injury.

Synonyms

quashing

knee

knee joint

stifle joint

stifleadjective

/ˈstaɪ.fəl/

Used chiefly attributively in veterinary contexts to modify nouns such as "joint" or "lameness"; normally ungradable.

Definitions

Relating to or situated at the stifle joint of a quadruped.

The veterinarian diagnosed stifle lameness in the mare's left hind leg.