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Word: Smother
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’
ˈsmʌðə
kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate
Short Definition:kill someone by covering their nose and mouth
Examples:- I dreamed a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow
make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective or possessive manner towards them
Short Definition:make someone feel trapped and oppressed
Examples:- we smothered each other, and it was just not very healthy at all
- he called and said he felt smothered by the relationship
extinguish (a fire) by covering it
Short Definition:extinguish fire by covering it
Examples:- use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire
cover someone or something entirely with
Short Definition:cover person or thing entirely with
Examples:- rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream
Word: Smother
Speech Type: Noun
ˈsmʌðə
a mass of something that stifles or obscures
Short Definition:mass of something that stifles or obscures
Examples:- all this vanished in a smother of foam
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