[むせぶ, musebu] (v5b, vi) to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Smother \Smoth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smothered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Smothering}.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See
{Smoor}.]
1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the
air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to
prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.
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2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air
by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like;
as, to smother a fire.
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3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public
view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's
displeasure.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smothered
adj 1: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a
stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed
laughter" [syn: {smothered}, {stifled}, {strangled},
{suppressed}]
2: completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers";
"smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"
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