HyperDic: stifled

English > 1 sense of the word *stifled*:
ADJECTIVE	all	stifled, smothered, strangled, suppressed	held in check with difficulty

stifled > pronunciation
Sounds	stay'fahld
Rhymes	addled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld...

English > *stifled*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	held in check with difficulty.
Example	"a stifled yawn"
Synonyms	smothered, strangled, suppressed
Broader	inhibited	held back or restrained or prevented
Spanish	ahogado, sofocado