What does smothering mean?
Smothering means present participle and gerund of smother.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of smother.
I do hope there will be no oniony and tobaccoey smotherings in the form of embracings all round, going on in the streets.
When he came to, he begged me not to tell the hotel management, as his last two attempted smotherings had ended in failure and he was worried about losing his job.
Use smothering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Smothering means present participle and gerund of smother.
Common synonyms include breathless, choking, suffocating, suffocative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I do hope there will be no oniony and tobaccoey smotherings in the form of embracings all round, going on in the streets.
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