smother
🇺🇸
/ˈsmʌðər/
🇬🇧
/ˈsmʌðə(r)/
verb
R
to stop someone from breathing by covering their face
In the story, the villain tried to smother the hero with a thick blanket.
R
to cover something completely with a lot of something else
I love pancakes smothered in syrup.
R
to stop something from growing or continuing
The company tried to smother the bad news to keep it from affecting their shares.
R
to care for someone so much that they feel they have no freedom
Sometimes, parents can smother their children with too much attention.
R
to make a fire go out by covering it
To stop the fire, he had to smother it with a wet towel.
translation
to stop someone from breathing by covering their face; to cover something completely with a lot of something else; to stop something from growing or continuing; to care for someone so much that they feel they have no freedom; to make a fire go out by covering it
Word Forms
3rd Present
smothers
Past
smothered
Perfect
smothered
Progressive
smothering