smother

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verb

smoth·er ˈsmə-t͟hər How to pronounce smother (audio)

smothered; smothering ˈsmə-t͟hə-riŋ How to pronounce smother (audio)

ˈsmət͟h-riŋ

transitive verb

: 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

: to suppress expression or knowledge of

smothered his rage

: to stop or prevent the growth or activity of

smother a child with too much care

also : overwhelm

: to cover thickly : blanket

snow smothered the trails

: to overcome or vanquish quickly or decisively

: to cause to smolder

: to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes

: to cook in a covered pan or pot with little liquid over low heat

intransitive verb

: to be overcome or killed through or as if through lack of air

Example Sentences

Verb He tried to smother her with a pillow. She smothered the fire with a blanket.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Mangroves interact with coral by trapping muddy sediment that would smother the reef, while the offshore reef protects the mangroves and seagrass beds from pummelling waves.

Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The co-founder of Vertical Harvest in Jackson, Wyoming, sits in the break room of the greenhouse, where employees come and go, many stopping by to say hi, to give her updates, or simply to smother her in hugs.

Jodi Hausen, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2022 But the Kids’ comedy often embraced stereotypes, the better to smother them.

New York Times, 24 May 2022 But Matt Turner, playing because Zack Steffen was out with back spasms, was able to smother the ball.

Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021 Dimon was speaking about the US economy, referring to the impact of the Federal Reserve's efforts to smother soaring inflation.

Frida Ghitis, CNN, 3 June 2022 But even as the Bruins gathered in the dungeons of their own personal Carolina hockey hell, neither the sting of their 3-2 Game 7 loss to the Hurricanes nor the finality of their first-round playoff exit could smother thoughts of Bergeron.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 The Pelicans put two of their top defensive players in rookies Herbert Jones and backup point guard Alvarado on Chris Paul to smother him and his ability to set up the Suns' offense all series.

Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022 On a sunny afternoon at Coors Field, the Dodgers flexed every inch of their massive and versatile muscle to eventually smother the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in an opening-day victory with an ending that spoke of a belief.

Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022

Noun

And Beverly's going to be that overbearing smother turned into an overbearing grandsmother.

Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 At Dichos, the tortillas were fresh and didn't appear to be dipped, but rather topped with a smother of bean sauce.

Emma Balter, Chron, 12 Aug. 2022 Big Red's has nine hot sauces and two smother sauces — blackberry rum and AZ Jerk, which are a pretty rad upgrade to typical barbecue sauces.

Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022 It's been jarring watching the Boston Celtics swarm and smother Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving en route to taking a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Nets.

Rahat Huq, Chron, 25 Apr. 2022 The brew of exotics has unleashed noxious algae outbreaks that smother beaches in foot-deep goo that looks like creamed spinach and smells like the bowels of a porta potty.

jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021 Neither of these selections are for those who shy away from spice, however, the intense heat managed to highlight, rather than smother, the pork and the shrimp – an impressive feat, given the level of heat.

Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2021 Prosecutors said Brinkman slit Taylor’s throat, strangled Kylie Pifer with a telephone cord and smother Taylor Pifer with a pillow in June 2017 at the women’s North Royalton home.

Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 21 July 2021 All of these items promised to ward off, murder, smother or otherwise expunge my pest problem.

Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021 See More

单词	smothering
释义	smother 1 of 2 verb smoth·er ˈsmə-t͟hər smothered; smothering ˈsmə-t͟hə-riŋ ˈsmət͟h-riŋ transitive 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 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 cover thickly : blanket snow smothered the trails d : to overcome or vanquish quickly or decisively e : to cause to smolder 3 : to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes 4 : to cook in a covered pan or pot with little liquid over low heat intransitive verb : to be overcome or killed through or as if through lack of air smother 2 of 2 noun 1 a : thick stifling smoke or smudge b : a state of being stifled or suppressed 2 : a dense cloud (as of fog or dust) 3 : a confused multitude of things : welter smothery ˈsmə-t͟hə-rē ˈsmət͟h-rē adjective Synonyms Verb choke stifle strangle suffocate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He tried to smother her with a pillow. She smothered the fire with a blanket. Recent Examples on the Web Verb Mangroves interact with coral by trapping muddy sediment that would smother the reef, while the offshore reef protects the mangroves and seagrass beds from pummelling waves. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The co-founder of Vertical Harvest in Jackson, Wyoming, sits in the break room of the greenhouse, where employees come and go, many stopping by to say hi, to give her updates, or simply to smother her in hugs. Jodi Hausen, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2022 But the Kids’ comedy often embraced stereotypes, the better to smother them. New York Times, 24 May 2022 But Matt Turner, playing because Zack Steffen was out with back spasms, was able to smother the ball. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021 Dimon was speaking about the US economy, referring to the impact of the Federal Reserve's efforts to smother soaring inflation. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 3 June 2022 But even as the Bruins gathered in the dungeons of their own personal Carolina hockey hell, neither the sting of their 3-2 Game 7 loss to the Hurricanes nor the finality of their first-round playoff exit could smother thoughts of Bergeron. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 The Pelicans put two of their top defensive players in rookies Herbert Jones and backup point guard Alvarado on Chris Paul to smother him and his ability to set up the Suns' offense all series. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022 On a sunny afternoon at Coors Field, the Dodgers flexed every inch of their massive and versatile muscle to eventually smother the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in an opening-day victory with an ending that spoke of a belief. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Noun And Beverly's going to be that overbearing smother turned into an overbearing grandsmother. Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 At Dichos, the tortillas were fresh and didn't appear to be dipped, but rather topped with a smother of bean sauce. Emma Balter, Chron, 12 Aug. 2022 Big Red's has nine hot sauces and two smother sauces — blackberry rum and AZ Jerk, which are a pretty rad upgrade to typical barbecue sauces. Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022 It's been jarring watching the Boston Celtics swarm and smother Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving en route to taking a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Nets. Rahat Huq, Chron, 25 Apr. 2022 The brew of exotics has unleashed noxious algae outbreaks that smother beaches in foot-deep goo that looks like creamed spinach and smells like the bowels of a porta potty. jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021 Neither of these selections are for those who shy away from spice, however, the intense heat managed to highlight, rather than smother, the pork and the shrimp – an impressive feat, given the level of heat. Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2021 Prosecutors said Brinkman slit Taylor’s throat, strangled Kylie Pifer with a telephone cord and smother Taylor Pifer with a pillow in June 2017 at the women’s North Royalton home. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 21 July 2021 All of these items promised to ward off, murder, smother or otherwise expunge my pest problem. Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate First Known Use Verb circa 1520, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition smother verb smoth·er ˈsmə-t͟hər smothered; smothering 1 : to kill or injure by keeping from getting air or by exposing to smoke or fumes : suffocate 2 : to become suffocated 3 : to keep from growing or developing by or as if by covering smother a fire … anguish smothered her smallest joy. Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising 4 : to keep from happening : suppress I tried to smother a yawn. 5 : to cover thickly The salad was smothered with dressing. smothering 1 of 2 adjective as in suffocating Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance suffocating stifling oppressive moist stuffy subtropical tropical close heavy semitropical tropic clammy subhumid sweltering soaking dripping dank steamy soaked drenched subtropic saturated semitropic sopping soggy torrid doused bathed washed sodden wet awash summery waterlogged damp watered summerlike humid soused soppy sultry sticky watery muggy dowsed Antonyms & Near Antonyms dry bracing fresh refreshing cool burnt crisp scorched arid burned baked dusty droughty invigorating desert dehydrated thirsty parched semiarid seared sunbaked sear sere waterless See More smothering 2 of 2 verb present participle of smother 1 as in strangling to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother Synonyms & Similar Words strangling choking suffocating stifling drowning destroying asphyxiating throttling slaying garotting garroting dispatching felling croaking doing in Antonyms & Near Antonyms breathing inhaling expiring inspiring exhaling reviving resuscitating See More 2 as in stifling to refrain from openly showing or uttering he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony Synonyms & Similar Words stifling suppressing swallowing strangling repressing controlling submerging containing managing holding back sinking pocketing curbing governing choking (back) quashing quelling squelching checking muffling bridling bottling up Antonyms & Near Antonyms expressing releasing venting unleashing taking out loosing 3 as in burying to defeat by a large margin the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round Synonyms & Similar Words burying overcoming whipping annihilating bombing flattening beating thrashing clobbering dusting upsetting overwhelming throwing trimming mastering smoking topping destroying routing creaming pasting trouncing walloping surpassing crushing conquering tromping exceeding drubbing sweeping waxing taking succeeding shellacking whupping whomping overbearing scoring subduing whopping skinning blowing away overpowering whapping capping dispatching licking skunking subjugating eating alive vanquishing beating the pants off surmounting overthrowing snowing under upending running rings around slaughtering outshining wiping the ground with finishing transcending overmatching outdoing running circles around wiping the floor with eclipsing flourishing besting outstripping outdistancing excelling hurdling bettering knocking over worsting breaking sinking overtopping knocking off pipping outfighting triumphing (over) prevailing (over) winning (against) doing in nosing out acing (out) edging (out)
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