Hyphenation of smother

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word smother? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

smoth-er

Definitions of smother:

1.	A confused multitude of things
2.	A stifling cloud of smoke
3.	Envelop completely Smother the meat in gravy
4.	Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
5.	Conceal or hide Smother a yawn Muffle one's anger Strangle a yawn
6.	Form an impenetrable cover over The butter cream smothered the cake
7.	Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion Smother fires

Synonyms of smother:

noun	clutter, jumble, muddle, mare's nest, welter, disorderliness, disorder
noun	smoke, fume
verb	surround, cover
verb	asphyxiate, suffocate, kill
verb	stifle, strangle, muffle, repress, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
verb	cover, spread over
verb	put out, snuff out, extinguish

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