Etymology

smothering

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Today it means: The act by which someone or something is smothered. Full definition →

Middle English smorþering
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsmorþering
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsmorþering
  3. English todaysmothering

Inherited from Middle English smorþering.

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