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Synonymer till smothering

adjektiv

  1. (causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat) suffocating; suffocative; smothering

verb

  1. (envelop completely) smother; surround; smothering
  2. (deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing) smother; asphyxiate; suffocate; smothering
  3. (suppress in order to conceal or hide) smother; stifle; strangle; muffle; repress; smothering
  4. (form an impenetrable cover over) smother; smothering
  5. (deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion) smother; put out; smothering