smother

/ˈsmʌðər/ verb [T]

Translation

KILL › to kill someone by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe

boğmak, boğarak öldürmek

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LOVE › to give someone too much love and attention so that they feel they have lost their freedom

(sevgiyle, ilgiyle) boğmak, sıkboğaz etmek, bunaltmak; bıktırmak; usandırmak

I try not to smother him.939

PREVENT › to prevent something from happening

önlemek, bastırmak, kontrol altında tutmak; mani olmak

I tried to smother my cough.1862

FIRE › to make a fire stop burning by covering it with something

üstünü örterek söndürmek

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smother sth in/with sth phrasal verb

› to cover something completely with a substance

tamamen örtmek, her yerini kapamak

She took a slice of chocolate cake and smothered it in cream.1260

(Definition of smother verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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