v. t.
Stifled with kisses, a sweet death he dies. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
I took my leave, being half stifled with the closeness of the room. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bodies . . . stifle in themselves the rays which they do not reflect or transmit. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]
I desire only to have things fairly represented as they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Stiff. ] (Far.) The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also
Stifle bone,
v. i. To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration. [ 1913 Webster ]
You shall stifle in your own report. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Stifling. [ 1913 Webster ]
The close and stifled study. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.