(smoth-ers) 2 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 blanket smothers the fire.

Synonyms

surround; cover; muffle

Antonyms

open up

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smothers
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Rhymes

  • brother's
  • brothers
  • brothers'
  • crothers
  • druthers
  • mother's
  • mothers
  • other's
  • others
  • others'
  • smothers
  • southers
  • strothers
  • struthers
  • suthers

  • another's
  • carruthers
  • caruthers