smothered (Meaning)

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smothered (s)

held in check with difficulty

completely covered

No weak syonyms found.

The chicken was smothered in a creamy mushroom sauce.
The firefighters smothered the flames with water and foam.
The patient was smothered with a blanket to keep warm.
The bed was smothered with pillows for maximum comfort.
The house was smothered in smoke from the burning logs.
The flowers were smothered by the heavy rain.
The noise from the construction site smothered any hope of conversation.
The grief smothered her heart, making it difficult to breathe.
The snowstorm smothered the city, leaving streets impassable.
The athlete was smothered by his opponents, preventing him from reaching the finish line.

held in check with difficulty, completely covered

damped, stamped (out),choked, quenched, suffocated, snuffed (out), doused, extinguished, dead,dowsed

lit, afire, burning, burning, blazing, flaming, ignited, lighted,ignited, enflamed

The chicken was smothered in a creamy mushroom sauce.

The firefighters smothered the flames with water and foam.

The patient was smothered with a blanket to keep warm.

The bed was smothered with pillows for maximum comfort.