smothers
- present tense form of smother (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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L.A.’s heat-seeking “Showtime” franchise is obsessed over more than any other, in good times and especially troubled ones, to the point where it smothers other NBA coverage and drives many fans nuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
Lipsyte knows that all punk rockers are reverse snobs, who decry conservatory-trained musicians as “smug skill-bullies” and bark sloppy, shambolic rants against … well, even Jack himself isn’t sure, as “irony smothers our politics.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Indeed, one can imagine many families might value their child being exposed to a different language at a young age, but this rule smothers this opportunity.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
João Guilherme twitches and groans in recognition when his father lifts him in the air, when his mother smothers him with kisses and when his sisters walk by and drop a smooch on his head.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
Sensing tension, the waiter swoops in and smothers us with specials.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
