WebBritannica Dictionary definition of SMOTHER. [+ object] 1. : to kill (someone) by covering the face so that breathing is not possible. He tried to smother her with a pillow. 2. : to cover … Web1 day ago · smother in American English (ˈsmʌðər) transitive verb 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 feelings 5. Cookery
Smother - definition of smother by The Free Dictionary
WebFrom Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English smother smoth‧er / ˈsmʌðə $ -ər / verb [transitive] 1 COVER to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant smother something with/in something noodles smothered in garlic sauce 2 KILL BREATHE to kill someone by ... Websmother ( 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. quotations He smothered her by pressing his hand over her mouth. ezak pla
Urban Dictionary: Smother
Websmothering: 1 adj causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat “the smothering soft voices” “ smothering heat” Synonyms: suffocating , suffocative breathless , dyspneal , dyspneic , dyspnoeal , dyspnoeic not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty Web1. to cover someone or something completely. The meat was smothered in thick sauce. a garden smothered with weeds. smother someone with kisses: Linda smothered the child … Web1. 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 … ezak sneo