Smother | Mean of smother in English Dictionary
/ˈsmʌðɚ/
- Verb
- to kill (someone) by covering the face so that breathing is not possible
- He tried to smother her with a pillow.
- to cover (something) in order to keep it from growing or spreading
- She smothered the fire with a blanket.
- She smothered her son with love/affection. [=she gave her son a lot of love and affection in a way that prevented him from feeling free to live his own life]
- to try to keep (something) from happening
- I tried to smother [=stifle, suppress] a yawn.
- to cover (something or someone) thickly or completely
- She smothers her pancakes in/with syrup. [=she puts a lot of syrup on her pancakes]
- The potatoes were smothered in gravy.
- She smothered him with/in kisses. [=she kissed him many times]
