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Jul 11, 2018 · SMOTHERING definition: 1. present participle of smother 2. to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot…. Learn more.
SMOTHER definition: 1. to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: 2. to kill something by…. Learn more.
8 meanings: 1. to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air 2. to surround (with) or envelop (in) 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
smothering: 1 adj causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat “the smothering soft voices” “ smothering heat” Synonyms: suffocating , suffocative breathless , dyspneal , dyspneic , dyspnoeal , dyspnoeic not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
smother: 1 v deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing “Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow” Synonyms: asphyxiate , suffocate asphyxiate , stifle , suffocate be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen Type of: kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly v deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion “ smother ...
smother: [noun] thick stifling smoke or smudge. a state of being stifled or suppressed.
3 smother something to prevent something from developing or being expressed synonym stifle to smother a yawn/giggle/grin The voices of the opposition were effectively smothered.; 4 smother somebody to give someone too much love or protection so that they feel restricted Her husband was very loving, but she felt smothered.; 5 smother something to make a fire stop burning by covering it with ...
4. To lavish a surfeit of a given emotion on (someone): The grandparents smothered the child with affection.
Smother definition: to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.. See examples of SMOTHER used in a sentence.
8 senses: 1. to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air 2. to surround (with) or envelop (in) 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
