Verb (used with object) : to smother a steak with mushrooms. ,to smother feelings. ,smothered chicken and onions. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a smother of papers. From Dictionary.com.
He also recalled smothering Yengeni with a wet bag shortly after his arrest. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I'm seeing it a little differently ... rather than "smothering" their voices, I'm hoping they'll just burn themselves out. From Wordnik.com. [It's Official: Obama Camp Encouraged Hillary's Name To Be Placed In Nomination] Reference
A parent taking too keen an interest in the children's lives was said to be "smothering" them, and probably spoiling them, too. From Wordnik.com. [WASN'T THE GRASS GREENER A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories]
Destrehan native who they say admitted to "smothering" her two young childre. From Wordnik.com. [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference
It could also lead to "smothering" when the frightened hens race into the hen house. From Wordnik.com. [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference
They play the kind of smothering defense that can make all the difference this time of year. From Wordnik.com. [News & Record Article Feed] Reference
The company is also accused of deliberately deceiving its customers and "smothering" potential competitors. From Wordnik.com. [Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
They can do better, especially if they play the kind of smothering coverage they did Sunday against the Pats. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
It was as if her laziness was started by a kind of smothering caused by the dirty clothes which poisoned the air in the shop. From Wordnik.com. [L'Assommoir] Reference
Some sociologists point the finger at recent trends in playdates and close parental supervision (known in some quarters as "smothering"). From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
'smothering' Nvidia threat business practices, saying the chipmaker has engaged in anti-competitive behavior by. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to FTC accuses Intel of stifling competition in chips] Reference
But pigeon-holing was a favorite smothering process at. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
She pressed her heart with her hands; she was smothering. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She says I am smothering her, which means she is convinced. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
But don't feel smug about smothering those fries in ketchup. From Wordnik.com. [9 Apples A Day?] Reference
So, smothering his wrath, he began, to the great surprise of. From Wordnik.com. [Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and her Irish Nurse] Reference
"Ah! I had forgotten," he replies, smothering his disappointment. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
We see corruption smothering entrepreneurship and good governance. From Wordnik.com. [Evelyn Leopold: A Statesman and a Demagogue Address the UN] Reference
He snatches her to his heart with a cry, smothering her face in kisses. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
The red flames seemed to leap out at him, enveloping him, smothering him. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
Their individual shrieks were broken off suddenly by the smothering snow. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
I moved toward it, and Collins grabbed at me through the smothering snow. From Wordnik.com. [The La Chance Mine Mystery] Reference
It wasn't completely crushing or smothering like the love from your mother. From Wordnik.com. [Puppy Love] Reference
Other sacrifices likely died by strangling, smothering or a blow to the head. From Wordnik.com. [Children Of The Ice] Reference
And then he sits immobile, as if welcoming the inevitable, smothering darkness. From Wordnik.com. [Krapp's Last Tape] Reference
When she plunged off the ledge she at once entered the wall of driving, smothering snow. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
The Doctor's words rolled over him like a roaring surf, burying, smothering, destroying. From Wordnik.com. [The Memory of Mars] Reference
Another takes a smothering blow to the face when a woman topples onto him; he doesn't flinch. From Wordnik.com. [Living In The Holy Spirit] Reference
The poor divils were crowded like cattle on cars, and it was one of the hot smothering nights. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
I hug him tightly as we roll, smothering him and wishing and praying the flames would consume me instead. From Wordnik.com. [Bonfire] Reference
Director Daniel Sullivan and a notable cast can't conquer the play's final effect of likability smothering substance. From Wordnik.com. [You Gotta Have Heart] Reference
Still, he finds he has to convince people -- even his Scotland Yard minders -- to stop smothering him with protection. From Wordnik.com. [Caught Between East And West, Rushdie Keeps On] Reference
Friends say the family gave him that job partly to give him another focus; his constant presence was smothering Steffi. From Wordnik.com. [Trouble In Another Court] Reference
But sometimes, even a well-intentioned single mother can be smothering, especially if her son is the only man in her life. From Wordnik.com. [Endangered Family] Reference
And, as Humphrey knows more painfully still, Presidents have a way of smothering a Vice President's hard-won political identity. From Wordnik.com. [Teddy Kennedy’s Decision] Reference
Though Caulerpa taxifolia hasn't yet hurt any people, scientists fear it's disrupting the ecosystem by smothering other plant life. From Wordnik.com. [Attack Of The Killer Seaweed] Reference
Concerns raised by manufacturers, who requested the review, included not only the fractures and bruises but the risk of smothering. From Wordnik.com. [Baby sling carriers raise safety concerns] Reference
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