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smothering
verb
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How to pronounce smothering:

Definition of smothering:

smothering (verb):
to kill by depriving of air

Synonyms for smothering:

breathless
clammy
close
dank
drenched
dripping
dyspneic
dyspnoeal
dyspnoeic
heavy
moist
oppressive
saturated
semitropic
semitropical
soaked
soaking
steamy
stifling
stuffy
subhumid
subtropic
subtropical
suffocating
suffocative
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Antonyms for smothering:

aid
allowance
assistance
disinhibition
expression
help
incontinence
liberation
permission
unconstraint
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