- 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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- Smother can mean123:
- 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 suppress or repress.
- To cover most or all of a surface.
- To kill by depriving of air.
- To suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen.
- To overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of air.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.1. to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. 2. to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. 3. to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to smother a steak with mushrooms. 4. to suppress or repress: to smother one's grief.www.thefreedictionary.com/smothersmother verb [T] (COVER) to cover most or all of a surface: The pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce.
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/smothertransitive verb 1 a : to kill by depriving of air b : to suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen c : to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of airwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smother Explore further
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