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Showing words for SMOTHERING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Smothering

motherings, smothering

9 Letter Words for Smothering

gerontism, horsemint, monergist, mothering, something, thermions

8 Letter Words for Smothering

ergotism, ethrogim, gemshorn, genitors, ghostier, gormiest, grothine, histogen, hoistmen, homering, horniest, isotherm, mesorhin, mitogens, moithers, monisher, negroish, negroism, nighters, ornithes, otherism, rightens, rimstone, roseting, shirtmen, shorting, storming, stroming, theorism, thermion, throeing

7 Letter Words for Smothering

egotism, emongst, emoting, enright, entrism, ergoism, ergotin, eringos, erotism, esrogim, ethions, ethrogs, etrogim, genitor, germins, gestion, ghoster, gnomish, gnomist, goiters, gorhens, goriest, gosther, gromets, heriots, hermits, heroins, heroism, hingers, hinters, histone, hogties, hoister, homiest, homines, homings, hongies, hormist, hornets, hornist, horsing, hosting, ignores, inshore, instore, menhirs, mentors, merinos, mersion, meshing, mestino, minster, minters, misgone, mistone, mithers, mitogen, moisten, moister, moither, moneths, mongers, monster, monties, montres, moreish, morgens, morsing, mortise, moshing, mothers, mothier, negrito, nighest, nighter, norites, ogreish, ogreism, ogtiern, onsight, orients, regions, rehoist, remints, resight, resting, righten, rightos, rimshot, rosting, semihot, sentimo, serting, sertion, shoeing, shoring, shorten, sighten, sighter, signore, smither, smoring, smother, sorting, steming, stinger, stonier, storing, temsing, terming, termino, tersion, theming, thermos, threnos, thrones, throngs, tigrone, tomines, tongers, tornesi, toshier, toshing, tregohm, trigone, trigons, triones, trisome

6 Letter Words for Smothering

egoism, egoist, egriot, eights, engirt, enhort, enmist, eoiths, eonism, ergots, eringo, estrin, ethion, ethnog, ethnos, ethrog, etrogs, geison, gemots, genoms, genros, germin, germon, geront, gesith, gestio, gestor, girons, girths, gnomes, goiest, goiter, gomers, goners, gorhen, goshen, goster, greins, greith, gremio, grimes, griots, grison, griths, groins, gromet, grones, groset, groten, hemins, henism, heriot, hermit, heroin, herons, heting, hieron, hieros, hinger, hinges, hinter, hirmos, hister, histon, hoeing, hoenir, hogens, hogtie, homers, homier, homing, honers, honest, hongis, hormes, hornet, horste, hosier, hosing, hoster, hostie, ignore, ignote, inerts, ingest, ingoes, ingots, inmesh, inmore, inmost, insert, inshoe, inters, intros, irones, isogen, isomer, meiths, menhir, mentis, mentor, mentos, mering, merino, merist, merits, merton, mesion, methos, meting, metron, metros, mights, miners, minges, minors, minter, mirths, mister, miters, mither, moeing, moiest, moires, moiser, monest, moneth, monger, mongst, monier, monies, monish, monist, montes, months, montre, morgen, morish, mornes, mortis, mosher, mosing, mother, motier, motrin, motser, negros, neighs, nestor, nigers, nigher, nights, niters, nither, nitros, noires, norite, norths, nosher, nosier, nosite, noster, noters, nother, ogrism, omnist, oneism, onsite, orgies, orient, orites, ornith, osmite, ostein, ostmen, others, region, reigns, remint, remits, renigs, renish, reomit, reshot, resigh, resign, resing, rhimes, rhines, rhinos, rhones, righto, rights, rimose, romish, rontes, rosing, roting, senhor, senior, sering, sermon, shiner, shinto, shrine, shrite, sigher, signer, signet, signor, simeon, simorg, singer, sinter, sithen, smight, smiter, snight, snithe, soigne, somite, somner, soneri, songer, sorghe, soring, sorite, sortie, steigh, stenog, sterin, stheno, stigme, stinge, stingo, stogie, stoner, storge, streng, strine, string, strome, strone, strong, tenors, tensor, termin, termon, thegns, theins, theirn, theirs, theism, themis, thermo, therms, things, thongs, thorns, thring, throes, throne, throng, tigers, tigons, timers, timons, tinger, tinges, tiroes, toeing, tomish, tomrig, toners, tonger, tonier, tonies, tonish, tormen, tosher, tosing, triens, trigon, trigos, trines, triose, trones

5 Letter Words for Smothering

ehing, eight, emigr, emirs, emits, emong, enorm, entom, entsi, eoith, eosin, ergon, ergot, ering, ermit, eshin, esrog, estro, ethos, etrog, geist, geits, gemot, genio, genit, genom, genos, genro, gents, gerim, germs, ghest, ghost, giher, girns, giron, giros, girse, girsh, girth, girts, gites, gnome, goers, goier, gomer, goner, gores, gorms, gorse, gorst, gosht, goter, goths, grein, greit, grens, grime, grins, grint, griot, grist, grith, grits, groin, grone, gront, grote, grots, heirs, heist, hemin, hents, hermi, herms, herns, heron, hiems, himne, hinge, hings, hints, hiren, hires, hirse, hirst, hoers, hogen, hoing, hoise, hoist, homer, homes, honer, hones, hongi, hongs, horme, horns, horse, horst, hosen, hoser, hotei, hoten, hsien, inerm, inert, ingem, inger, ingot, inorg, inset, instr, inter, intro, iortn, ireos, irone, irons, isort, isthm, items, iters, ither, meins, meint, meith, mengs, mensh, mento, mergh, meris, merit, meros, meson, mesto, metho, meths, metis, metro, miens, might, miner, mines, minge, mings, minor, minos, minot, mints, mires, mirth, miser, misgo, miter, mites, mohrs, moier, moire, moise, moist, moits, moner, mongs, monie, monte, month, mores, morin, morne, morns, morse, morth, morts, moste, moten, moter, motes, moths, mster, mtier, negro, neigh, neist, nemos, nerts, niger, nighs, night, niter, nitos, nitro, noemi, nohes, noire, noirs, noise, nomes, noreg, norge, norie, noris, norit, norms, norse, north, noser, nosig, noter, notes, ogres, ohing, oints, omens, omers, omits, omnes, oners, onset, ornes, ornis, osier, osmin, other, regin, regos, reign, reins, reist, remit, renig, rents, resin, resit, retin, rhein, rhies, rhime, rhine, rhino, rhone, riems, right, rimes, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, riots, risen, rites, rithe, roins, roist, rones, ronte, ronts, roset, roshi, rosin, rosit, rosti, rotes, rotge, rotis, segni, segno, semih, sengi, senit, senor, senti, sergt, serin, serio, sermo, seron, seton, sheng, shent, shier, shine, shire, shirt, shogi, shone, shore, short, shote, shrog, sient, sieth, sight, simon, singe, singh, siren, sithe, smeth, smite, smith, smore, smote, snirt, snite, snore, snort, soger, soget, soign, somet, somne, sotie, stegh, stein, steng, steno, steri, stern, stero, stime, stine, sting, stion, stire, stone, stong, store, storm, strig, strom, tehrs, temin, tenio, tenor, tenso, terms, terns, thegn, thein, their, thens, theor, theos, therm, thigs, thine, thing, thins, thisn, thone, thong, thore, thorn, those, throe, tiens, tiers, tiger, tiges, tigon, timer, times, timon, timor, tines, tinge, tings, tires, toges, toher, toise, tomes, tomin, toner, tones, tongs, tores, torse, tries, trigo, trigs, trims, trine, trins, trios, trogs, trois, trone, trons, tsine

4 Letter Words for Smothering

egos, eigh, emir, emit, emos, engr, engs, ento, entr, eons, ergo, ergs, erin, eris, erns, eros, ersh, erst, erth, eths, eton, gein, geir, geit, gems, gens, gent, geom, geos, germ, gers, gest, gets, gien, gies, gins, gios, gire, girn, giro, girt, gise, gish, gism, gist, gite, gith, gits, goen, goer, goes, gois, gome, gone, gons, gore, gorm, gosh, gote, goth, gren, gret, grim, grin, gris, grit, gros, grot, heir, hems, heng, hens, hent, herm, hern, hero, hers, hert, hest, hets, hies, hims, hine, hing, hins, hint, hire, hiro, hisn, hist, hits, hoer, hoes, hogs, hoin, hoit, home, hone, hong, hons, hont, hore, horn, hors, hort, hose, host, hote, hoti, hots, ingo, inro, inst, into, intr, ions, ires, iron, isnt, isth, item, iter, itmo, megs, mein, meio, meng, meno, mens, ment, meri, mero, mesh, meso, mest, meth, mets, mhos, mien, migs, mine, ming, mino, mins, mint, mire, miro, mirs, miso, mist, mite, moes, moet, mogs, mohr, moir, moit, mone, mong, mons, mont, more, morg, morn, mors, mort, mose, mosh, most, mote, moth, mots, mtge, negs, nemo, nesh, nest, neth, neti, nets, nies, nigh, nims, niog, nist, nito, nits, noes, nogs, noir, nome, noms, nore, nori, norm, nose, nosh, note, nots, ogre, ohms, oime, oint, omen, omer, omit, omni, oner, ones, onst, ores, orig, orth, orts, otis, rego, regs, regt, rehs, reim, rein, reit, rems, reno, rent, rest, rets, rgen, rheo, rhet, rhos, riem, ries, rigs, rime, rims, rine, ring, rins, riot, rise, rist, rite, rits, roes, roin, roit, rome, roms, rone, rong, ront, rose, rost, rote, roti, rots, sego, seir, seit, semi, sent, seor, serg, sero, sert, seth, shem, sher, shet, shim, shin, shir, shit, shmo, shoe, shog, shor, shot, shri, shtg, sien, sier, sigh, sign, sime, sine, sing, sinh, sion, sire, site, sith, smir, smog, snig, snit, snog, snot, soir, some, sone, song, sore, sori, sorn, sort, soth, steg, stem, sten, ster, stge, stie, stim, stir, stog, stor, stre, tegs, tehr, tems, teng, tens, term, tern, them, then, thig, thin, thio, thir, this, thon, thor, thos, thro, tien, tier, ties, tige, tigs, time, tine, ting, tins, tire, toes, toge, togs, tome, toms, tone, tong, tons, tore, tori, torn, tors, tose, tosh, tres, trie, trig, trim, trin, trio, trog, tron, tshi

3 Letter Words for Smothering

ego, ehs, eir, emo, ems, eng, ens, eom, eon, eos, erg, ern, ers, ert, esm, esr, est, eth, gem, gen, geo, ger, get, gie, gim, gin, gio, gis, git, gmt, gns, goi, gon, gor, gos, got, gro, grs, gte, hei, hem, hen, heo, her, hes, het, hgt, hie, him, hin, hir, his, hit, hmo, hoe, hog, hoi, hom, hon, hor, hos, hot, hrs, hts, ign, ihs, imo, ing, ins, int, ion, ios, ire, irs, ise, ish, ism, isn, iso, ist, its, meg, meh, mei, men, mer, mes, met, mgr, mgt, mhg, mho, mig, min, mir, mis, mit, moe, mog, moi, mon, mor, mos, mot, mri, mrs, msg, msh, mst, mtg, mtn, mts, neg, nei, neo, net, nie, nig, nim, nis, nit, nog, noh, nom, nor, nos, not, nth, oer, oes, ohm, ohs, oie, ois, oms, one, oni, ons, ont, ore, org, ors, ort, ose, osi, reg, reh, rei, rem, res, rhe, rho, rie, rig, rim, rin, rio, rit, rms, roe, rog, roi, rom, ron, ros, rot, rte, rti, seg, sei, sem, sen, ser, set, she, shi, sho, shr, sht, sie, sig, sim, sin, sir, sit, sog, som, son, sot, sri, stg, stm, str, teg, tem, ten, ter, tes, tgn, the, thm, tho, tie, tig, tim, tin, tis, tmh, tng, toe, tog, toi, tom, ton, tor, tos, tri, trm, trs, tsh, tsi

Definitions for Smothering

[1] to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
[2] to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air.
[3] to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to smother a steak with mushrooms.
[4] to suppress or repress: to smother feelings.
[5] Cookery . to steam (food) slowly in a heavy, tightly closed vessel with a minimum of liquid: smothered chicken and onions.
[6] to become stifled or suffocated; be prevented from breathing.
[7] to be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.
[8] dense, stifling smoke.
[9] a smoking or smoldering state, as of burning matter.
[10] dust, fog, spray, etc., in a dense or enveloping cloud.
[11] an overspreading profusion of anything: a smother of papers.
[12] to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air
[13] (tr) to surround (with) or envelop (in) he smothered her with love
[14] (tr) to extinguish (a fire) by covering so as to cut it off from the air
[15] to be or cause to be suppressed or stifled smother a giggle
[16] (tr) to cook or serve (food) thickly covered with sauce, etc
[17] anything, such as a cloud of smoke, that stifles
[18] a profusion or turmoil
[19] archaic a state of smouldering or a smouldering fire

Words related to Smothering

smotherquash, snuff, overwhelm, suppress, envelop, choke, surround, quell, suffocate, douse, squelch, strangle, stifle, control, asphyxiate, compose, throttle, inundate, collect, quench

Words nearby Smothering

smothersmoothing iron, smoothy, smorgasbord, smorzando, smote, smother, smothered mate, smothery, smoulder, smout, smp

Origin of Smothering

1125–75; (noun) Middle English smorther dense smoke; akin to Old English smorian to suffocate; (v.) Middle English smo(r)theren, derivative of the noun

Other words from Smothering

smoth·er·a·ble , adjective
half-smoth·ered , adjective
un·smoth·er·a·ble , adjective
un·smoth·ered , adjective
un·smoth·er·ing , adjective

Word origin for Smothering

Old English smorian to suffocate; related to Middle Low German smōren

Synonyms for Smothering

choke, douse, envelop, overwhelm, quash, quell, snuff, squelch, stifle, strangle, suffocate, suppress, surround, asphyxiate, collect, compose, conceal, control, cool, cork, heap, inundate, kill, muffle, quench, rein, repress, restrain, shower, shroud, throttle, hush up, keep back, simmer down, stamp out