Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stifle

plural of stifle

(rare) An act or state of being stifled.

(transitive) To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.

(transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

(zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.

That has been interrupted, suppressed etc

simple past tense and past participle of stifle

The act by which something is stifled.

That stifles.