Smother has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a confused multitude of things
"The news feed was smothered by conflicting reports from every angle, making it impossible to find the truth."
2
a stifling cloud of smoke
"The thick haze from the forest fire smothered us as we tried to find our way out of the burning valley."
3
That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly
"The heavy quilt felt like a warm smother that instantly made him feel safe and cozy on his cold winter night."
4
Smoldering; slow combustion.
"The old campfire didn't go out immediately but began to smolder, sending up small plumes of gray smoke as it slowly burned down the damp wood."
Verb
1
envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"
2
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
3
suppress in order to conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
"muffle one's anger"
"strangle a laugh"
"repress a cry of fear"
4
form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
5
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
6
To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
"The heavy wool blanket smothered him so thoroughly that he could not breathe a single breath until she pulled it off."
Example Sentences
"smother the meat in gravy"
verb
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
verb
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
verb
"smother a yawn"
verb
"muffle one's anger"
verb
"strangle a laugh"
verb
"repress a cry of fear"
verb
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
verb
"smother fires"
verb
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