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- verbsmother (verb) · smothers (third person present) · smothered (past tense) · smothered (past participle) · smothering (present participle)
- kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
- extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
- (smother someone/something in/with)cover someone or something entirely with:"rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream" · "he smothered her with kisses"
- make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective or possessive manner towards them:"we smothered each other, and it was just not very healthy at all" · "he called and said he felt smothered by the relationship"
- suppress (a feeling or an action):"she smothered a sigh"
- (in sports) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) by falling on it and covering it:"the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball"
nounsmother (noun) · smothers (plural noun)- a mass of something that stifles or obscures:"all this vanished in a smother of foam"
OriginMiddle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
- extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
- cover someone or something entirely with:
- make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective or possessive manner towards them:
- suppress (a feeling or an action):
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- The word "smother" has the following meanings:Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.smother [ smuhth -er ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA verb (used with object) to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.www.dictionary.com/browse/smothersmother (third-person singular simple present smothers, present participle smothering, simple past and past participle smothered) (transitive) To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smothersmoth•er /ˈsmʌðɚ/ v. to suffocate, as by smoke or lack of air: [~ + object] He was smothered by the smoke. [no object] He'll smother under those blankets. to extinguish or deaden (fire, etc.) by covering:[~ + object] to smother the fire with blankets. to cover closely or thickly:[~ + object] to smother a steak with mushrooms. to hold back;www.wordreference.com/definition/smotherSMOTHER meaning: 1 : to kill (someone) by covering the face so that breathing is not possible; 2 : to cover (something) in order to keep it from growing or spreading often used figurativelywww.britannica.com/dictionary/smother
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