Words Seldom Seen: Stifle

Stifle

Verb: To prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing.

Example one: “She barely stifled a yawn as he droned on.”

Example two: “The parliament stifled dissent by jailing the opposition.”

I joined a school of fish in Palau for a photo opportunity.


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