A fork of Rural Dictionary
Shut your mouth or silence to supress ones loadness to be quiet with a quickness
I told that broad to stifle it.
A not too common phrase, frequently used by Archie Bunker on "All in the Family," usually directed to his wife, Edith. A more modern translation would be a simple "shut up." this is one of the many famous catchphrases and taglines used by Archie Bunker. Another popular one would be the nickname he gave his son inlaw: Meathead.
Edith: Oh, Archie!!! Let me tell you.... Archie: Edith, stifle yourself.
Verb. The act of preventing an unwanted bowel motion.
Steven: Why are walking funny? Tom: I am stifling. Have to find a shitter ASAP.
A word used by professors to tell their undergrads to close their flapping holes.
STIFLE, Rodriquez! Do I need to kick your ass?