Smother Synonyms & Definitions

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• SmotherDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude of things.
2. (v. t.) Stifling smoke; thick dust.
3. (v. i.) To be suffocated or stifled.
4. (v. t.) A state of suppression.
5. (v. i.) To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.
6. (v. t.) To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire.
7. (v. t.) To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.
8. (v. t.) Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother ones displeasure.

• SmotheringDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smother

• SmotheredDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Smother