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smother
noun
verb
A stifling cloud of smoke
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noun
A stifling cloud of smoke
noun
A confused multitude of things
verb
Suppress in order to conceal or hide
“Smother a yawn”
verb
Envelop completely
“Smother the meat in gravy”
verb
Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
“Smother fires”
verb
Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
“Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”
verb
Form an impenetrable cover over
“The butter cream smothered the cake”
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Smother a yawn
Muffle one's anger
Strangle a laugh
Repress a cry of fear
Smother the meat in gravy
Smother fires
Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
The butter cream smothered the cake
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