smother
verb (used with object)
to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
have smothered
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present perfectof smother.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Banners of your favorite wrestlers, or the ones you love to hate, have smothered city street poles.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
He was the beating heart of every postseason victory and, seemingly, the only Laker who believed they could overcome the three-games-to-none deficit that could have smothered them Monday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2023
After the wave of mass protests over the weekend, gatherings have been much smaller, in part as the authorities have smothered potential sites with heavy security.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
Unfortunately, the organizers have smothered his mysterious, silently flowing paintings with far too much text.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021
“It would have smothered you if I hadn’t pulled you out.”
From Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden by George Manville Fenn
