Found 2 items, similar to Smothered.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: smothered
smothered
adj 1: held in check with difficulty;
“a smothered cough”;
“a
stifled yawn”;
“a strangled scream”;
“suppressed
laughter” [syn:
stifled,
strangled,
suppressed]
2: completely covered;
“bonnets smothered with flowers”;
“smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Smothered
Smother
\Smoth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Smothered; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Smothering.] [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.
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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.
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3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public
view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's
displeasure.
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