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- Dictionarysmothered/ˈsmʌðəd/
adjective
- 1. (of food) cooked in a covered container: US "smothered fried chicken"
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to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags. to kill something by covering it and preventing it from receiving the substances and conditions it needs for life: Snow soon smothered the last of the blooms.
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 air. 2. a. : to suppress expression or knowledge of. smothered his rage. b. : to stop or prevent the growth or activity of. smother a child with too much care. also : overwhelm. c.
to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags. to kill something by covering it and preventing it from receiving the substances and conditions it needs for life: Snow soon smothered the last of the blooms.
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.
The word smother literally means to deprive of oxygen, so it can be used to refer to someone who gets suffocated by a pillow. In everyday conversation, the word is often used to refer to the act of making someone feel like they’re being deprived of oxygen or personal space.
To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. A father was secretly filmed as he tried to smother his six-week-old son in hospital. [VERB noun] Synonyms: suffocate, choke, strangle, stifle More Synonyms of smother. 3. verb. Things that smother something cover it completely.
smother. ( ˈsmʌðə) vb. 1. to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air. 2. ( tr) to surround (with) or envelop (in): he smothered her with love. 3. ( tr) to extinguish (a fire) by covering so as to cut it off from the air. 4. to be or cause to be suppressed or stifled: smother a giggle. 5.
verb. /ˈsmʌðə (r)/ /ˈsmʌðər/ Verb Forms. smother somebody (with something) to kill somebody by covering their face so that they cannot breathe synonym suffocate. He smothered the baby with a pillow. to be smothered to death. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. To conceal, suppress, or hide: Management smothered the true facts of the case. We smothered our indignation and pressed onward. 3. To cover thickly: smother chicken in sauce. 4.
held in check with difficulty. “a smothered cough”. synonyms: stifled, strangled, suppressed. inhibited. held back or restrained or prevented. adjective. completely covered. “bonnets smothered with flowers”. “ smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy”.
