smothery

Meanings

• Noun or Verb

  A state or action of smothering, typically by suffocating with a soft substance or by compressing the chest.

  - "The baby was smothered in her sleep."
  - "He smothered his emotions with food."
  - "The fireman smothered the flames with a blanket."

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Variants

List of all variants of smothery that leads to same result
smother , smothers , smothery

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to choke' or 'to stifle' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'smothery' is rarely used in everyday speech.

2. In cooking, 'smothered' dishes are made by cooking meat and vegetables in a thick gravy.

3. The term 'smothery' is derived from the Old French word 'smother', which means 'to choke' or 'to stifle'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Asphyxiation: The process of suffocation or strangulation that results in death.

2. Suffocation: The act of smothering or strangling someone to death.

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Culture

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In literature, 'smothery' is often used to describe a suffocating or oppressive atmosphere, as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death'.

How to Memorize "smothery"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a hand smothering a fire or a soft substance covering someone's face.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of being overwhelmed or suffocated.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'smothery' as 'smother' + 'ery', where 'ery' represents the suffocating or smothering nature.

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