stifle Synonyms

asphyxiate smother strangle choke muffle dampen suffocate repress stop strangling suffocated strangulate subdue strangles stultify stay stagnate prevent quash quell quench restrain silence smothered smothering squelching squelch suffocating suffocation suffocative hold down keep in black out snuff out cover-up bottle up crack down shush choke back rein in keep back choke off quieten suppressed suppressing suppress swallow throttle tongue-tie withhold