smothers
Covers too thickly
Smothers is the third-person singular of smother.
To smother is to suffocate by covering or blocking air: She smothered him with a pillow.
More often the word describes overwhelming coverage: a dish smothered in gravy, a child smothered with kisses.
To smother a fire is to deprive it of oxygen.
Figuratively, one smothers feelings by suppressing them.
Kill by blocking air
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- strangleConstrict the throat
- throttlePower flow controller
- gaspSudden sharp breath
breathless · airless · suffocation · pillow · face · nose · mouth · compress
Forcibly put an end to
- repressHold back forcibly
- quashSuppress or nullify
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- inhibitTo restrain or hinder
curb · subdue · restrain · quell · squelch · dampen · extinguish · snuff
Suspended without support
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- coddleOverindulge or poach gently
- pamperIndulge excessively
- babyingTreating as helpless
cosset · controlling · possessive · clingy · overbearing · suffocating · intrusive · fussing
Powdered tobacco for sniffing
- douseWet completely, often flames
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- extinguishEnd combustion forcibly
- put outExtinguish or annoy
dampen · blanket · flames · fire · embers · suffocate · starve · oxygen
Overwhelm with excess
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
drown · overload · saturate · barrage · bombard · submerge · avalanche · torrent
asphyxiate
Kill by blocking air
gasp · breathless · airless · suffocation · pillow · face · nose · mouth · compress · constrict
suppress
Forcibly put an end to
inhibit · curb · subdue · restrain · quell · squelch · dampen · extinguish · snuff · mute
hovering
Suspended without support
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- coddleOverindulge or poach gently
- pamperIndulge excessively
babying · cosset · controlling · possessive · clingy · overbearing · suffocating · intrusive · fussing · anxious
snuff
Powdered tobacco for sniffing
- douseWet completely, often flames
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- extinguishEnd combustion forcibly
put out · dampen · blanket · flames · fire · embers · suffocate · starve · oxygen · smoke
inundate
Overwhelm with excess
engulf · drown · overload · saturate · barrage · bombard · submerge · avalanche · torrent · burden
hide
Conceal or pelt
blanket · obscure · shroud · suppress · veil · cloak · screen · camouflage · disguise · enshroud
blanket
Soft bed covering
douse · drizzle · heap · pile · layer · swathe · wrap · envelop · engulf · shroud
- holds backrestrains, withholds, suppresses, represses, inhibits
smothersventilates
Supplies fresh air
aerates · oxygenates · fans · resuscitates · airs out
- smothered pork chopsBraised cutlets in thick gravy
- Smothers BrothersSibling musical comedy team