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Stifle
[
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-f
uh
l
]
Stifle
[
stahy
-f
uh
l
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fəl
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Stifle
can mean:
To
suffocate
To prevent from speaking or to prevent a view being heard. See
free speech
,
gag
and
gagging
.
A
stifle
is also the name for an animal's
knee
joint. See
stifle joint
.
"Stifle yourself," or simply "Stifle!" was a frequent remark made by
Archie Bunker
on the 1970s
sitcom
All in the Family
, most often to his long-winded wife
Edith
.
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