verb trans
to kill (somebody or something) by covering the nose and mouth in order to cut off the supply of air
to overcome or cause discomfort to (somebody) through or as if through lack of air
to extinguish suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen
to suppress or conceal (a feeling or action)
to prevent the growth or development of (something or somebody)
to cause (somebody) to feel overwhelmed or oppressed
to cover thickly
to cover (something) thickly
to cover or overwhelm (somebody)
She smothered him with kisses
to become smothered
[Old English smorian to suffocate]