Associations to the word «Smothering»

Wiktionary

SMOTHERING, verb. Present participle of smother
SMOTHERING, noun. The act by which someone or something is smothered.

Dictionary definition

SMOTHERING, adjective. Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.