English Explanatory Dictionary

smoor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To suffocate, smother, or extinguish

Pronunciation

/smʊə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smoor.wav

Word forms

smoor smoors smooring smoored smore

Etymology

From Old English smorian, akin to Dutch and Low German smoren, German schmoren (“to stew”). Compare smother.

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