stifle (verb) – to cut, to block or close the throat (choke) stifled (adjective) – having no air to breathe (also figuratively) stifling (adjective) – to close something so that there is no air Examples of how you can use stifle: The students stifled a laugh when their lecturer hurt herself when she fell off a chair. This… Continue reading Word to the Wise – Stifle