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    smoth·er
    [ˈsməT͟Hər]
    verb
    smothering (present participle)
    1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
      • extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
      • (smother someone/something in/with)
        cover someone or something entirely with:
        "rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream" · "he smothered her with kisses"
      • make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective or possessive manner towards them:
        "we smothered each other, and it was just not very healthy at all" · "he called and said he felt smothered by the relationship"
      • suppress (a feeling or an action):
        "she smothered a sigh"
      • (in sports) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) by falling on it and covering it:
        "the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball"
    Origin
    Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.
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    verb
    1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
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