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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 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.
smother something to make a fire stop burning by covering it with something. He tried to smother the flames with a blanket. Definition of smother verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 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. a. To suffocate. b. To be extinguished. 2. To be concealed or suppressed. 3. To be surfeited with an emotion. n. Something, such as a dense cloud of smoke or dust, that smothers or tends to smother. [Middle English smotheren, from smorther, dense smoke; see smolder .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
to kill someone by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. smother verb [T] (LOVE) to give someone too much love and attention so that they feel they have lost their freedom: I try not to smother him. smother verb [T] (PREVENT) to prevent something from happening: I tried to smother my cough. smother verb [T] (FIRE)
Smother Definition. smŭthər. smothered, smothering, smothers. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. smothered, smothering, smothers. To suffocate (another). American Heritage. To keep from getting enough air to breathe; stifle. Webster's New World.
Mar 9, 2024 · ( transitive) To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone. He smothered her by pressing his hand over her mouth. ( transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air . to smother a fire with ashes.
