German English Dictionary

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ersticken in English:

1. stifle


she clenched her teeth and stifled an impulse
He was stifled by the smoke
stifle a laugh
He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
thick smoke may stifle you in seconds; to stifle the creativity of students and teachers
to stifle dissent
When he fell over, I had to stifle a laugh.
I don't know how I managed to stifle my anger
Too many regulations stifle innovation
think most of what they say is hilarious and I’m not going to stifle in a
Why do you stifle me so by complaining?
She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back.

English word "ersticken"(stifle) occurs in sets:

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