stifled as an adjective: - 1
stifled
adjective
1 stifled
Held in check with difficulty:
— A stifled yawn.
synonyms: smothered, strangled, suppressed.
Roget 405:
inaudible;
scarcely audible,
just audible;
low,
dull;
stifled,
muffled;
hoarse,
husky;
gentle,
soft,
faint;
floating;
purling,
flowing
etc.
v.;
whispered
etc.
v.;
liquid;
soothing;
dulcet
etc.
(melodious)
413;
susurrant†,
susurrous†.
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