SMOTHERED
\smˈʌðəd], \smˈʌðəd], \s_m_ˈʌ_ð_ə_d]\
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held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
By Princeton University
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