smothered
smot·he·red
adjective
1.
held in check with difficulty
- “a smothered cough”
- “a stifled yawn”
- “a strangled scream”
- “suppressed laughter”
2.
- “bonnets smothered with flowers”
- “smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy”
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