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