smotherer
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smotherer — smoth·er·er … English syllables
smotherer — noun a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses he is a real conversation stifler I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop • Syn: ↑stifler • Derivationally related forms: ↑smother, ↑stifle (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stifler — noun a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses he is a real conversation stifler I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop • Syn: ↑smotherer • Derivationally related forms: ↑smother (for: ↑smotherer) … Useful english dictionary
smother — [smuth′ər] vt. [ME smorthren < smorther, dense smoke < base of OE smorian, to suffocate, akin to MLowG smoren, to smoke < var. of IE base * smel > SMELL] 1. a) to keep from getting enough air to breathe; stifle b) to kill in this way; … English World dictionary
