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- DictionarySmoth·er/ˈsməT͟Hər/
verb
- 1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
noun
- 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures: "all this vanished in a smother of foam"
The meaning of SMOTHER is to kill by depriving of air. How to use smother in a sentence.
to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags. to kill something by covering it and preventing it from receiving the substances and conditions it needs for life: Snow soon smothered the last of the blooms.
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.
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.
Definition of smother verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air. 2. (transitive) to surround (with) or envelop (in) he smothered her with love. 3. (transitive) to extinguish (a fire) by covering so as to cut it off from the air. 4. to be or cause to be suppressed or stifled. smother a giggle.
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.
