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stifle meaning in Punjabi

ਦੱਬਣਾ dabbaṇā

/ˈstaɪfl̩/US/ˈstaɪf(ə)l/

stifle in Punjabi: ਦੱਬਣਾ (dabbaṇā). In English, stifle means to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

Punjabi words for stifle

to stifle, overpower, overshadow
ਦੱਬਣਾ dabbaṇā

English meaning of stifle

  1. verb To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
  2. verb To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
  3. verb To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
  4. verb To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.

Full definition of stifle

stifle in a sentence

  • The heat was stifling the children.
  • The army stifled the rebellion.
  • Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday’s fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.

Synonyms of stifle

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Questions about stifle in Punjabi

What is the meaning of stifle in Punjabi?
Stifle in Punjabi is ਦੱਬਣਾ (dabbaṇā).
stifle ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Stifle: ਦੱਬਣਾ (dabbaṇā).
What does stifle mean in English?
Stifle means to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “stifle”: ਦੱਬਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: stifle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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