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# stifled

«stifled» in Mova's school dictionary: **not heard or seen: a stifled laugh, a stifled yawn, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (stifled); past form of the verb stifle (stifle, stifles, stifled, stifling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Held back so it is not heard or seen: a stifled laugh, a stifled yawn, a stifled cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#m1)

2) Unable to breathe well because the air is hot or stuffy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#m2)

3) Stopped from growing or being free: stifled ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

A feelings and sound word in stories: a stifled giggle in class tells the reader someone is trying not to laugh. In Alice in Wonderland the guinea pigs in court are «suppressed» — stuffed into a bag — for cheering. In science and health, stifling heat makes breathing hard. Safety: never cover someone's nose and mouth.

### examples

- She gave a stifled giggle during the assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#x1)
- I heard a stifled cry from the cupboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#x2)
- He stifled a yawn as the speech went on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#x3)
- We felt stifled in the hot, crowded bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#x4)
- A stifled sob came from the next room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#x5)
- Too many rules stifled their ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#x6)
- At intervals, a half-stifled sigh was heard from its inmost soul; it was the soul of Helga. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/#x7)

### note

«Stifled» is the past form and an adjective; «stifling» means very hot and stuffy (a stifling day). Regular verb.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stifled» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stifled/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.