smothering

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(smoth-er-ing) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to keep from getting enough air to breathe; stifle to kill in this way; suffocate to cover; excluding air from it and causing it to smolder or die down

Example Sentence

The water was smothering the flames.

Synonyms

surround; cover; muffle

Antonyms

open up

Rhymes

  • mothering
  • smothering
  • wuthering