How to pronounce smother in English

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Pronounce Smother as S M OW T HH EH R.

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    Smother phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'smother'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of smother: /smoʊthɛr/
    • Modern IPA representation of smother: /smɒthɛr/

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    List of meaning for smother

    to restrict or stifle the airflow of someone or something requiring air or oxygen

    clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother(noun)

    a confused multitude of things

    smother(verb)

    a stifling cloud of smoke

    smother, surround(verb)

    envelop completely

    "smother the meat in gravy"

    smother, asphyxiate, suffocate(verb)

    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"

    smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress(verb)

    conceal or hide

    "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

    smother(verb)

    form an impenetrable cover over

    "the butter cream smothered the cake"

    smother, put out(verb)

    deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

    "smother fires"

    to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air

    children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother

    to refrain from openly showing or uttering

    he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony

    to defeat by a large margin

    the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round

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    smother in sentence

    1. When the camp leader decided he needed to smother the fire before going to bed, he took his booted foot and stomped it out.

    2. Since the man knew he couldn’t put a grease fire out with water, he decided to smother it by securing a lid completely over the fire so no oxygen could get in.

    3. Taking a pillow to smother the victim by holding it firmly on top of her face is one way to cause the victim to die since she can’t breathe.

    4. Instead of blowing out the candle, I placed a small cup over the entire wick in order to smother the flame.

    5. By rubbing thick Vaseline over the tick under my skin that caused it to smother since it was trapped without oxygen.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term smother

    When you want something desperately, you smother the chance for it to come to you. Relax; focus on life as it is in the here and now, then all will come to you before you know it!

    The Omani shed

    Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.

    Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia

    We are scaling up our action, We must smother this little fire before it gets out of control.

    Margaret Chan

    crime is like a fire you must smother it before it gets out of hand

    Joshua Crosier

    My approach, much to the frustration of media, is to bear hug both of them and smother them with love, i believe that gravity will bring both of those candidates down. I think the lion share of their supporters will come to us.

    Ted Cruz

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