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Stifle Dream Meaning

Literally repressing one’s spirit by being too controlling; see “bound” [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. Dream Dictionary Unlimited by Margaret Hamilton [Back to dream]

What does Stifle mean in a dream?


Literally repressing one’s spirit by being too controlling; see “bound”

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