stifles

About 0.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun plural of stifle
2. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of stifle

Similar words

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Often followed by

the a and creativity all his me her initiative it

Word family

stifle stifled stifler stiflers stifling stiflingly