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