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stifle

How many syllables in stifle?

  2 syllables

Divide stifle into syllables:   sti-fle
Stressed syllable in stifle:   sti-fle
How to pronounce stifle:   stahy-full
How to say stifle:

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Synonyms for stifle


1 syllable
  • check
  • curb
  • quench
  • choke
  • gag
  • squelch
2 syllables
  • cushion
  • garrote
  • muffle
  • repress
  • smother
  • suppress
  • deaden
  • hold back
  • muzzle
  • restrain
  • strangle
  • throttle
3 syllables
  • keep in check
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with stifle

    2 syllables
    • Eiffel
    • rifled
    • rifle
    • trifle
    3 syllables
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