2. Verb. (third-person singular of stifle) ¹
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Definition of Stifles
1. stifle [v] - See also: stifle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stifles
Literary usage of Stifles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature by John Addington Symonds (1881)
"... School of Cosenza—Aristotle's Authority Rejected — Telesio — Campanella —
Bruno — The Church stifles Philosophy in Italy—Italian Positivism. ..."
2. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1839)
"Mr. stifles of Pembroke, you were tying two cows' tails together during the ...
No, sir," said the astonished stifles, who was a very quiet and orderly ..."
3. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1898)
"... furnishes ground for avoiding the same.1 But where the plaintiff is guilty of
the offense which stifles competition, he will not be heard to complain. ..."
4. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson, Alexander Stewart (1820)
"Thus their experience of the difficulty of training up an infant to maturity,
amidst the hardships of savage life, often stifles the voice of nature among ..."
5. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the by Anne Hamilton (1832)
"A dark and savage tyranny stifles every effort of genius, and the mind loses all
its spirit and dignity." Mr. BAILEY, of Nottingham, an independent writer ..."
6. Salad for the Social by Frederick Saunders (1856)
"... lovelier eyes; A flash of wit disarms old care of wrath, A happy line throws
beauty in our path; Though sages say light learning wisdom stifles ..."
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