smothered

Adjective
  1. Held in check with difficulty (synset 301319762)
    "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
    similar to: inhibited - held back or restrained or prevented
    same as: stifled, strangled, suppressed
  2. Completely covered (synset 301701878)
    "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"
    similar to: covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

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