Collocations for "stifled"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stifled" in context.
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stifle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- stifle a [giggle, laugh, chuckle]
- [managed, tried] to stifle a [giggle]
- stifle the [development, growth] of
- [cutbacks, reforms, disagreements] have stifled the [development] (of)
- stifled by the [fumes, flames, smog]
- the high taxes are stifling [businesses, families]
'stifled' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):