Sentence example with the word 'smothering'

smothering

Definition adj. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

Last update: August 7, 2015


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There was a fine line between protecting and smothering, though.   [Please select]

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Water, fire and sword all having failed, they finally fixed upon smothering him in a vast cream-cake.   [Please select]

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"We'll run for Peel this morning, boys," said Pete, smothering his voice in a mouthful.'   [Please select]

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Johnnie caught up the handkerchief, and smothering their laughter, the two scrambled back up the ladder, and dashed straight into the heather.   [Please select]

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All of these methods have the same result, namely, that of smothering the odor of the trap and allaying the animals' suspicions.   [Please select]

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"Perhaps," suggested Ferd, with a chuckle, "the aeroplane we heard belonged to him--" "A ghost's aeroplane," murmured Billie, smothering another hysterical chuckle.   [Please select]

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They leapt almost to her shoulders in their madness, smothering her with mud and slobber.   [Please select]

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