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   smother

   /ˈsmʌðə/

   verb

   • 1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate: "I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow" Similar suffocatestifleasphyxiatechokethrottlestranglestrangulate
   • ▪ make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them: "it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain" Similar overwhelminundateenveloptrapsurroundcocoon
   • 2. extinguish (a fire) by covering it: "use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire" Similar extinguishput outsnuff outdampendamp downstamp outdousechoke
   • ▪ suppress (a feeling or action): "she smothered a sigh" Similar stiflemufflestranglegagrestrainrepresssuppresshold backkeep backfight backchoke backbite backswallowcontainbottle upconcealhidebite one's lipinformal:button upkeep the lid oncork up
   • ▪ (in sport) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot): "the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball"
   • 3. cover someone or something entirely with: "rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream" Similar smeardaubbedaubspreadcoverliterary:besmear

   noun

   • 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures: "all this vanished in a smother of foam"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.

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   Synonyms for SMOTHER: strangle, choke, stifle, suffocate, drown, destroy, throttle, slay; Antonyms of SMOTHER: breathe, inspire, expire, inhale, revive, exhale, resuscitate, express

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to smother. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of smother. The killer smothered the victim with a pillow. Synonyms. suffocate. asphyxiate. strangle. choke. Try to smother the flames with sand. Synonyms. extinguish. snuff. deaden. quench.

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