stifle
/ˈstʌɪf(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈstʌɪf(ə)l/
stifle
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stif - le -> stifle
Myanmar meaning
(v.t) မွန်းအောင်လုပ်သည်။သီးစေသည်။နင်စေသည်။
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၁။ ထိန်းသည်။ ချုပ်သည်။ အောင့်သည်။ နှိမ်နင်းသည်။ နှိမ်သည်။ stifle a yawn/ laugh / cry/ sob ❍ The rebellion was quickly stifled.
❍ (derog ) stifle ideas / initiative/ talent.
၂။ မွန်းကျပ်သည်။ We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. ❍ Smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen.
၃။ ငြှိမ်းသတ်သည်။ stifle the flames with a blanket.
❏ stifling /'staÇflÇŋ/ adj မွန်းကျပ်စေသော။ မွန်းကျပ်သော။ a stifling room/ smell/ atmo- sphere ❍ stifling heat ❍ It's stifling in here—let's open a window.
❏ stiflingly adv မွန်းမွန်းကျပ်ကျပ်။ stiflingly hot.
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smother, asphyxiate, throttle, suffocate, choke, strangle, black out, bring to screeching halt, burke, check, choke back, clam up, clamp down, constipate, cork, cover up, crack down, curb, dry up, extinguish, gag, hold back, hold it down, hush, hush up, keep in check, kill, muffle, muzzle, prevent, put the lid on, repress, restrain, shut up, silence, sit on, spike, squash, squelch, stagnate, stop, stultify, suppress, torpedo, trammel
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