smother

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsmʌðɚ/

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Verb

Plain form smother

Third-person singular smothers

Past tense smothered

Past participle smothered

Present participle smothering

1. (transitive) If you smother a fire, you suffocate it by reducing its oxygen supply.