smother

/smˈʌðɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. envelop completely
   “smother the meat in gravy”
2. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
   “Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”
3. suppress in order to conceal or hide
   “smother a yawn”
4. form an impenetrable cover over
   “the butter cream smothered the cake”
5. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
   “smother fires”

noun

1. a confused multitude of things
2. a stifling cloud of smoke

Synonyms for smother

• surround
• asphyxiate
• suffocate
• stifle
• strangle
• muffle
• repress
• put out
• clutter
• jumble
• muddle
• fuddle
• mare's nest
• welter

Words that rhyme with smother

• mother
• brother
• other
• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• souther
• stepmother
• futher
• nother
• suther
• yother