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sti·fled
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Princeton's WordNet
smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressedadjective
held in check with difficulty
"a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
Wiktionary
stifledadjective
That has been interrupted, suppressed etc
The stifled attempt at reform lead to further resentment.
Wikipedia
stifled
What You Don't See is the second studio album by American pop punk band The Story So Far.
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stifled
Stifled generally refers to being restricted, curbed, or held back, often in term of expression, growth, development, or progress. It can also mean to suppress a feeling or response.
Webster Dictionary
Stifled
of Stifle
Stifledadjective
stifling
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stifled in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stifled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stifled in a Sentence
Today's big tech companies have too much power—over our economy, our society, & our democracy. They've bulldozed competition, used our private info for profit, hurt small businesses & stifled innovation. It's time to #BreakUpBigTech.
Texas Democrats have stifled religious liberty and the freedom to support any organization or belief they do not agree with.
Without further action, we now face the very real prospect of serious damage to our economic recovery, stifled growth as well as another less than happy Christmas for many businesses and their customers across the country.
Epic's frustration with Apple especially, and Google to some extent, had been building up for at least three years. Ever since Fortnite grew to have a large audience, we felt stifled by several things.
I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by a dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificient glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
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