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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dam ghutna
"उसने आग बुझाने के लिए कंबल का इस्तेमाल किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To suffocate someone by depriving them of oxygen or to extinguish a fire by covering it.
"He tried to smother the campfire with a thick blanket of dirt." - 2
To cover something thickly or completely, or to stifle feelings or expression.
"She loved to smother her pancakes in warm maple syrup."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'smotheren', related to Old English 'smorian' (to suffocate), stemming from a Proto-Germanic root. Over centuries, the meaning expanded from literal suffocation to figurative applications such as suppressing feelings, covering thickly, or showing excessive affection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smother" is said worldwide
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étouffer
Transliteration: /e.tu.fe/
"Il a essayé d'étouffer le feu avec une couverture."
ersticken
Transliteration: /ˈeːɐ̯ˌʃtɪkn̩/
"Sie versuchte das Feuer mit einer Decke zu ersticken."
soffocare
Transliteration: /sof.foˈka.re/
"Ha cercato di soffocare le fiamme con la sabbia."
sofocar
Transliteration: /so.foˈkaɾ/
"Intentó sofocar el fuego con una manta."
sufocar
Transliteration: /su.foˈkaɾ/
"Ela gosta de sufocar panquecas com xarope."
दम گھटना
Transliteration: dam ghutna
"उसने आग बुझाने के लिए कंबल का इस्तेमाल किया।"
窒息
Transliteration: zhìxī
"浓烟使屋里的人快要窒息了。"
질식시키다
Transliteration: jilsiksikida
"그는 담요로 불을 껐다."
窒息させる
Transliteration: chissoku saseru
"彼は毛布で火を消し止めようとした。"
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