1. knee, stifle

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

• knee

2. muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle

conceal or hide

Example Sentences:
'smother a yawn'
'muffle one's anger'
'strangle a yawn'

• muffle
• repress
• smother
• strangle

3. dampen, stifle

smother or suppress

Example Sentences:
'Stifle your curiosity'

• dampen

4. asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Example Sentences:
'The foul air was slowly suffocating the children'

• asphyxiate
• choke
• suffocate

5. asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Example Sentences:
'The child suffocated under the pillow'

• asphyxiate
• suffocate