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Search phrase: smother

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL I.ii.276Thus must I from the smoke into the smother,Thus must I from the smoake into the smother,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.35Smothered in errors, feeble, shallow, weak,Smothred in errors, feeble, shallow, weake,
CoriolanusCor II.i.203Are smothered up, leads filled, and ridges horsedare smother'd vp, / Leades fill'd, and Ridges hors'd
CymbelineCym III.ii.59To th' smothering of the sense – how far it isTo'th'smothering of the Sense) how farre it is
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.197To smother up his beauty from the world,To smother vp his Beauty from the world,
Henry VH5 IV.v.20To smother up the English in our throngs,To smother vp the English in our throngs,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.110Though ne'er so cunningly you smother it.Though ne're so cunningly you smother it.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.122And say the prince was smothered and not slain;and saie the prince was smoothered, and not slaine,
MacbethMac I.iii.140That function is smothered in surmise,That Function is smother'd in surmise,
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.110Smother her spirits up.Smother her spirits vp.
OthelloOth V.ii.86He smothers herSmothers her.Amilia at the doore.
PericlesPer I.i.107What being more known grows worse, to smother it.What being more knowne, growes worse, to smother it.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.40But smothered it within my panting bulk,But smother'd it within my panting bulke,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.163And in the vapour of my glory smothered.And in the vapour of my Glory smother'd.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iii.17When Dighton thus told on – ‘ We smotheredWhen Dighton thus told on, we smothered
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.70Untimely smothered in their dusky graves.Vntimely smother'd in their dusky Graues.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.133And in the breath of bitter words let's smotherAnd in the breath of bitter words, let's smother
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.134My damned son that thy two sweet sons smothered.My damned Son, that thy two sweet Sonnes smother'd.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.152Dream on thy cousins smothered in the Tower.Dreame on thy Cousins / Smothered in the Tower:

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.1.14 Since that our faults in love thus smothered be. Since that our faults in Loue thus smother'd be.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a19 Lucrece' beauty, yet smothering his passions for the present, Lucrece beauty, yet smoothering his passions for the present,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.634 Their own transgressions partially they smother. Their own transgressions partiallie they smother,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.783 That in their smoky ranks his smothered light That in their smoakie rankes, his smothred light
The Rape of LucreceLuc.885 Thou smother'st honesty, thou murd'rest troth; Thou smotherst honestie, thou murthrest troth,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1418 Another smothered seems to pelt and swear; Another smotherd, seemes to pelt and sweare,
SonnetsSonn.47.4 Or heart in love with sighs himself doth smother, Or heart in loue with sighes himselfe doth smother;
Venus and AdonisVen.18 And being set, I'll smother thee with kisses; And being set, Ile smother thee with kisses.
Venus and AdonisVen.1035 And there all smothered up in shade doth sit, And, there all smoothred vp, in shade doth sit,

Glossary

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chokesmother, suffocate, stifle
chokesmother, suffocate, stifle
dividedbroken, stifled, half-smothered
smothersuffocating smoke
smotherconceal, hide, cover up

Thesaurus

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half-smothereddivided
smotherchoke
smotherchoke

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SMOTHERBASICsmother n, smother v, smothered adj, smothering n

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