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half-smothered

smoth·er
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [smuhth -er]
    • /ˈsmʌð ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [smuhth -er]
    • /ˈsmʌð ər/

Definitions of half-smothered word

  • verb with object half-smothered to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. 0
  • verb with object half-smothered to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. 0
  • verb with object half-smothered to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to smother a steak with mushrooms. 0
  • verb with object half-smothered to suppress or repress: to smother feelings. 0
  • verb with object half-smothered Cookery. to steam (food) slowly in a heavy, tightly closed vessel with a minimum of liquid: smothered chicken and onions. 0
  • verb without object half-smothered to become stifled or suffocated; be prevented from breathing. 0

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Origin of half-smothered

First appearance:

before 1125
One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; (noun) Middle English smorther dense smoke; akin to Old English smorian to suffocate; (v.) Middle English smo(r)theren, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Half-smothered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

half-smothered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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