smothering
present participle ofsmother
| 单词 | smothering |
| 释义 | smothering present participle ofsmother smother verb[T] uk/ˈsmʌð.ər/us/ˈsmʌð.ɚ/smotherverb[T](COVER)tokillsomeone bycoveringtheirfaceso that they cannotbreathe: Theythreatenedto smother theanimalswithplasticbags. tokillsomething bycoveringit andpreventingit fromreceivingthesubstancesandconditionsitneedsforlife: Snowsoonsmothered the last of theblooms. figurativeItrieddesperatelyto smother asneeze(= Itriednot tosneeze)during hisspeech. tostopafirefromburningbycoveringit with something thatpreventsairfromreachingit: Ithrewablanketover thestoveto smother theflames. Murder & attempted murder
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing Killing Stopping fires smotherverb[T](NOT DEVELOP)topreventsomething fromdevelopingorgrowingfreely: Thelatestviolencehas smothered anyremaininghopesfor an earlypeaceagreement. to give someone too muchloveandattentionso that they do notfeelindependentorfree: Ithinkshebrokeofftheirengagementbecause shefeltsmothered by him. Preventing and impeding
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Defending and protecting Treating someone well Phrasal verbsmothersomethingin/withsomething Examplesofsmotheringsmothering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Its near-monopoly of both generation and distribution must be broken, as it is keeping others out of the market andsmotheringcompetition. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The recession issmotheringbusinesses and climate change grows ever more stark. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English One of the reasons for the holding back of our 1940s-style public services was theirsmotheringby bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no evidence to support the view thatsmotheringis the cause of the majority of cot deaths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This found siltation of the river gravels and a correspondingsmotheringof fish spawning reeds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They weresmotheringit so badly that she kicked them out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The concordat should not become an excuse forsmotheringinitiative in national and regional agencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has become a great bigsmotheringblanket. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This provision requires carbon-dioxide appliances to be built into vessels for firesmotheringpurposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the nationalisation of shipbuilding and aircraft, therebysmotheringtwo more industries under the blanket of nationalisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All experience clearly indicates that that expenditure issmotheringthe nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Refuse dumped at sea leads to plastic film damaging aquatic life,smotheringfish and plant life and wrapping round the propellors of ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are trying to find ways of pooling our efforts and our energies withoutsmotheringthat diversity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That leads one to ask why thissmotheringblanket of secrecy that so many have argued against is not swept away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is one of only three remaining broads not to have its water quality impaired by asmotheringof its aquatic flora by iron ochre and silt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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