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English to Arabic Dictionary

smother Meaning in Arabic (smother المعنى بالعربية)

يخنق, يكبت, يغطي
يخنق in English:smother
Phonetic:يَخْنُق
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معنى كلمة smother بالعربية هو يخنق, يكبت, يغطي. (قتل شخص أو شيء بمنعه من التنفس.)

Definitions of Smother

  1. 1
    verb
    يخنق

    To kill someone or something by preventing them from breathing.

    قتل شخص أو شيء بمنعه من التنفس.

  2. 2
    verb
    يكبت

    To prevent a feeling or action from being expressed or developing.

    منع شعور أو فعل من التعبير عنه أو تطويره.

  3. 3
    verb
    يغطي

    To cover something completely with a thick layer of a substance.

    تغطية شيء بالكامل بطبقة سميكة من مادة.

Example Sentences

casual

“The heavy blanket could smother a small child.”

البطانية الثقيلة يمكن أن تخنق طفلاً صغيراً.

formal

“She tried to smother her laughter during the serious meeting.”

حاولت أن تكبت ضحكتها خلال الاجتماع الجاد.

casual

“The chef smothered the chicken in a rich cream sauce.”

غطى الطاهي الدجاج بصلصة كريمة غنية.

Synonyms (مرادفات)

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Antonyms (أضداد)

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularsmothers
past tensesmothered
present participlesmothering
agent nounsmotherer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

smother a yawncollocation

To try to prevent yourself from yawning, often out of politeness.

smother with kindnessexpression

To overwhelm someone with too much kindness or attention, sometimes to control them.