smothering

Phonetic Respelling: [ smuhth-er ]

Definition:

v. 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

Sentence:

The water was smothering the flames.

More example sentences:

The water was smothering the flames.

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Synonyms:

surround; cover; muffle

Antonyms:

open up

How many syllables in smothering?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide smothering into syllables:

smoth-er-ing

Smothering rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- mothering
- wuthering

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