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Search phrase: stifle

Plays

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Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.83Stifle the villain whose unstanched thirstStifle the Villaine, whose vnstanched thirst
King JohnKJ IV.iii.133Enough to stifle such a villain up.Enough to stifle such a villaine vp.
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.158That you shall stifle in your own reportThat you shall stifle in your owne reporr,

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.934 To stifle beauty and to steal his breath To stifle beautie, and to steale his breath?

Glossary

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chokesmother, suffocate, stifle
chokesmother, suffocate, stifle
stranglequench, eclipse, stifle

Thesaurus

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stiflechoke
stiflechoke
stiflestrangle

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
STIFLEBASICstifle v

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