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Mothering
(gcide) | Mother \Moth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mothered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mothering.]
To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a
mother to.
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The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the
crown, would have mothered another body's child.
--Howell.
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Mothering
(gcide) | Mothering \Moth"er*ing\, n.
A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on
Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting
the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
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smothering
(encz) | smothering, adj: |
Smothering
(gcide) | Smother \Smoth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smothered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Smothering.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See
Smoor.]
1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the
air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to
prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.
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2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air
by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like;
as, to smother a fire.
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3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public
view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's
displeasure.
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Smotheringly
(gcide) | Smotheringly \Smoth"er*ing*ly\, adv.
In a smothering manner.
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smothering
(wn) | smothering
adj 1: causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack
of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June
dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat";
"the room was suffocating--hot and airless" [syn:
smothering, suffocating, suffocative] |
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