Definition of smother

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Smother (v. i.) To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder..

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Smothering :: Smothering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smothe.
Smother :: Smother (v. i.) To be suffocated or stifled.
Smothered :: Smothered (imp. & p. p.) of Smothe.
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) Stifling smoke; thick dust.
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) A state of suppression.
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure..
Smoulder :: Smoulder (v. i.) To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud..
Burke :: Burke (v. t.) To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question..
Smouldry :: Smouldry (a.) Smoldering; suffocating; smothery.
Suffocating :: Suffocate (v. i.) To become choked, stifled, or smothered..
Smotheringly :: Smotheringly (adv.) In a smothering manner.
Smoor :: Smoor (v. t.) To suffocate or smother.
Smore :: Smore (v. t.) To smother. See Smoor.
Stifle :: Stifle (v. t.) To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion..
Suffocative :: Suffocation (n.) The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking..
Smotheriness :: Smotheriness (n.) The quality or state of being smothery.
Smothery :: Smothery (a.) Tending to smother; stifling.
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire..
Smudge :: Smudge (v. t.) To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child..
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