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smother
[smuhth-er]
verb (used with object)
to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air.
to cover closely or thickly; envelop.
to smother a steak with mushrooms.
to suppress or repress.
to smother feelings.
Cooking.to steam (food) slowly in a heavy, tightly closed vessel with a minimum of liquid.
smothered chicken and onions.
verb (used without object)
to become stifled or suffocated; be prevented from breathing.
to be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.
noun
dense, stifling smoke.
a smoking or smoldering state, as of burning matter.
dust, fog, spray, etc., in a dense or enveloping cloud.
an overspreading profusion of anything.
a smother of papers.
smother
/ ˈʌðə /
verb
to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air
(tr) to surround (with) or envelop (in)
he smothered her with love
(tr) to extinguish (a fire) by covering so as to cut it off from the air
to be or cause to be suppressed or stifled
smother a giggle
(tr) to cook or serve (food) thickly covered with sauce, etc
noun
anything, such as a cloud of smoke, that stifles
a profusion or turmoil
archaica state of smouldering or a smouldering fire
Other Word Forms
- smotherable adjective
- half-smothered adjective
- unsmotherable adjective
- unsmothered adjective
- unsmothering adjective
- ˈdzٳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of smother1
Word History and Origins
Origin of smother1
Example Sentences
To some observers, the riddle of Brian Wilson could not be fully explained by the drugs he took, the voices he heard or the depression that smothered him like a blanket.
The Tigers smothered the Sharks and wrestled control of the set-piece, but a huge defensive effort from Sale at least denied Leicester another try in first-half stoppage-time and limited the damage.
Toasted bread smothered in a rich, cheesy sauce - what's not to love?
Claude is smothering and compulsively sprinkles sunshine on everything, including tragedies.
will she do next and will the decision smother all of that romantic fire?
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