Stifled (9 letters)

{ Answer }

SMOTHERED

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smothered, stifled

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The answer SMOTHERED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SMOTHER as a verb:

1. (smother, surround) = envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

2. (smother, asphyxiate, suffocate) = 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"

3. (smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress) = conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

4. form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

5. (smother, put out) = deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"

SMOTHERED as an adjective:

1. (smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed) = held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"

2. completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"