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    smoth·er
    /ˈsməT͟Hər/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures: "all this vanished in a smother of foam"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › smotherSmother Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSMOTHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SMOTHER definition: 1. to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: 2. to kill something by…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › smotherSMOTHER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to smother a steak with mushrooms. to suppress or repress: to smother feelings.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSMOTHER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. A father was secretly filmed as he tried to smother his six-week-old son in hospital. [ VERB noun ]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › smotherSmother - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The word smother literally means to deprive of oxygen, so it can be used to refer to someone who gets suffocated by a pillow. In everyday conversation, the word is often used to refer to the act of making someone feel like they’re being deprived of oxygen or personal space.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsmother verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    verb. /ˈsmʌðə (r)/ /ˈsmʌðər/ Verb Forms. smother somebody (with something) to kill somebody by covering their face so that they cannot breathe synonym suffocate. He smothered the baby with a pillow. to be smothered to death. Want to learn more?

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › smotherSmother - definition of smother by The Free Dictionary

    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 one's grief.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSMOTHER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

    SMOTHER definition: 1. to kill someone by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe 2. to give…. Learn more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarysmother | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    smother meaning: 1. to kill someone by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe 2. to give…. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › smothersmother | meaning of smother in Longman Dictionary of...

    smother meaning, definition, what is smother: to completely cover the whole surface of...: Learn more.

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