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Verschwelung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.

Senses

Verschwelung is used for these senses in English:

  • smother Smoldering; slow combustion.

smother — full definition

  1. verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
  2. verb To suppress or hold back a feeling, reaction, or activity almost completely.
  3. verb To cover something thickly, especially food, with a sauce, topping, or affection.

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