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SMOTHERED
smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed
(adjective) held in check with difficulty; “a smothered cough”; “a stifled yawn”; “a strangled scream”; “suppressed laughter”
smothered
(adjective) completely covered; “bonnets smothered with flowers”; “smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
smothered
simple past tense and past participle of smother
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Source: Wiktionary
SMOTHER
Smoth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smothering.] Etym: [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See Smoor.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's displeasure.
Smoth"er, v. i.
1. To be suffocated or stifled.
2. To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.
Smoth"er, n. Etym: [OE. smorther. See Smother, v. t.]
1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak.
2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] Not to keep their suspicions in smother. Bacon. Smother fly (Zoöl.), an aphid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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