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smothering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb smother Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb smother Entailment of verb smother 2 of 5 senses of smother Sense 2 smother, asphyxiate, suffocate => cover Sense 5 smother, put out => cover Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb smother 5 senses of smother Sense 1 smother, surround => cover Sense 2 smother, asphyxiate, suffocate => kill Sense 3 smother, stifle, muffle => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb Sense 4 smother => cover, spread over Sense 5 smother, put out => snuff out extinguish Familiarity of verb smother smother used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb smother Sense 1 smother, surround => cover -------------- Sense 2 smother, asphyxiate, suffocate => kill -------------- Sense 3 smother, stifle, muffle => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -------------- Sense 4 smother => cover, spread over -------------- Sense 5 smother, put out => snuff out extinguish -------------- Overview of verb smother The verb smother has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) smother, surround -- (envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy") 2. (1) smother, asphyxiate, suffocate -- (deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor") 3. (1) smother, stifle, muffle -- (conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn") 4. smother -- (form an impenetrable cover over "the butter cream smothered the cake") 5. smother, put out -- (deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires") Overview of adj smothering The adj smothering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative -- (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") Antonyms of adj smothering 1 sense of smothering Sense 1 choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative INDIRECT (VIA breathless) -> breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic Similarity of adj smothering 1 sense of smothering Sense 1 choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative => breathless (vs. breathing), dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal Attributes of adj smothering Familiarity of adj smothering smothering used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj smothering smothering Overview of verb smother The verb smother has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) smother, surround -- (envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy") 2. (1) smother, asphyxiate, suffocate -- (deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor") 3. (1) smother, stifle, muffle -- (conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn") 4. smother -- (form an impenetrable cover over "the butter cream smothered the cake") 5. smother, put out -- (deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires") Overview of adj smothering The adj smothering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative -- (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")
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