smothering

Meaning of smothering

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
    I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow
  2. extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
    use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire
  3. cover someone or something entirely with.
    rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream

Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.

Information about smothering

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of smothering is: smotherings.
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Hyphenation of smothering

smoth-er-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • smothering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

smothering synonyms

Meaning suffocating:

suffocating, suffocative

Meaning die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe:

suffocate

Meaning make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate:

stifle

Meaning kill (someone) by depriving them of air:

asphyxiate

Meaning cause (a person or animal) to choke:

choke

Meaning attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them:

throttle

Meaning suppress (an impulse, action, or sound):

strangle

Meaning strangle; throttle:

strangulate

Meaning cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine:

extinguish

Meaning make less strong or intense:

dampen

Meaning extinguish (a fire or light):

douse

Meaning spread (a greasy or sticky substance) over something:

smear

Meaning carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance:

daub

Meaning smear or daub with a sticky substance:

bedaub

Meaning cover (a surface) with a substance in an even layer:

spread

Meaning put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it:

cover

Meaning smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance:

besmear

Translation of smothering

Anagrams of smothering

motherings

Words that rhyme with smothering

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