smother
verb (used with object)
to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
am smothering
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present progressiveof smother (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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She says I am smothering her, which means she is convinced.
From The Darrow Enigma by Melvin Linwood Severy
