stifle /'staifl/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- (v.) smother or suppress
Chinese translation
- vt. 使窒息, 抑止, 扼杀
- vi. 窒息, 被扼杀
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'staifl/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
stifled, stifling, stifles
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