Hyphenation of smother

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word smother? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

smoth-er

Definitions of smother:

1.
A confused multitude of things
2.
A stifling cloud of smoke
3.
Envelop completely
Smother the meat in gravy
4.
Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
5.
Conceal or hide
Smother a yawn Muffle one's anger Strangle a yawn
6.
Form an impenetrable cover over
The butter cream smothered the cake
7.
Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
Smother fires

Synonyms of smother:

noun clutter, jumble, muddle, mare's nest, welter, disorderliness, disorder
noun smoke, fume
verb surround, cover
verb asphyxiate, suffocate, kill
verb stifle, strangle, muffle, repress, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
verb cover, spread over
verbput out, snuff out, extinguish

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