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smothering
smoth·er S0502200 (smŭth′ər)v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr.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. To lavish a surfeit of a given emotion on (someone): The grandparents smothered the child with affection.v.intr.1. a. To suffocate.b. To be extinguished.2. To be concealed or suppressed.3. To be surfeited with an emotion.n. Something, such as a dense cloud of smoke or dust, that smothers or tends to smother.
[Middle English smotheren, from smorther, dense smoke; see smolder.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | smothering - causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"suffocating, suffocativebreathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic - not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" |
smothering nounRelated words
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Smothering (dreams)Dreaming that you are having difficulty breathing and are in danger of dying as a result may carry important messages for the dreamer. This type of a dream experience is usually very frightening, and at times people are awakened from their dream due to the fear. This dream may have several different explanations and the catalysts may be forces from either within the individual’s emotional and psychological makeup or circumstances on the outside of the individual. The suffocation is either due to internal forces or an external situation. The dreamer may experience great difficulties when it comes to free self-expression. They may have difficulties in expressing their fear, anger, love, or any other powerful emotion and be literally choking on them in their dream. Choking in your dream suggests that you are having problems in communicating your thoughts, needs, and feelings. Additionally, smothering may imply that the dreamer cannot accept certain situations in life and is feeling suffocated by a current problem. Accurate interpretation of this dream requires consideration of all the details in it; think about your daily life and those things that cause you great stress and restrict your freedom. Finally, try to connect your dream with your daily life experiences and unlock the symbolism that the dream holds for you.smothering
Synonyms for smotheringadj causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heatSynonymsRelated Words- breathless
- dyspneal
- dyspneic
- dyspnoeal
- dyspnoeic
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