smothered Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb envelop completely
    smother; surround.
    • smother the meat in gravy
  2. verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
    asphyxiate; suffocate; smother.
    • Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
    • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
  3. verb conceal or hide
    muffle; strangle; stifle; smother; repress.
    • smother a yawn
    • muffle one's anger
    • strangle a yawn
  4. verb form an impenetrable cover over
    smother.
    • the butter cream smothered the cake
  5. verb deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
    smother; put out.
    • smother fires
  6. adjective satellite held in check with difficulty
    suppressed; stifled; strangled.
    • a smothered cough
    • a stifled yawn
    • a strangled scream
    • suppressed laughter
  7. adjective satellite completely covered
    • bonnets smothered with flowers
    • smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy

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