Smothering

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts10 letters

Definition of Smothering

verb

To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
"to smother a fire with ashes"
To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish
"The committee's report was smothered."
In cookery: to cook in a close dish.
"beefsteak smothered with onions"
To daub or smear.

noun

The act by which someone or something is smothered.

Anagrams of Smothering

Exact Anagrams

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Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "smothering":

10-LETTER WORDS

9-LETTER WORDS

horsemint mothering something thermions

8-LETTER WORDS

ergotism genitors ghostier histogen homering horniest isotherm mitogens ornithes shorting storming thermion

7-LETTER WORDS

egotism emoting eringos erotism ethions genitor gnomish gnomist goiters goitres gorhens goriest heriots hermits heroins+18 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

concealcover uphidestifle

Rhyming Words

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