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Meaning of 'smothered' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smothered [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Smother

Meaning of 'smothered' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smothered [ s]
Meaning (1):
- held in check with difficulty
Example in sentence:
  • a smothered cough;
  • a stifled yawn;
  • a strangled scream;
  • suppressed laughter
Meaning (2):
- completely covered
Example in sentence:
  • bonnets smothered with flowers;
  • smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy

Nearby Words:

smock smock frock smock-faced smockless smokable smoke smoke-dry smoked smokehouse smokejack

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