69 entries under smother topic. ×

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quench(verb, hold, destroy, restrain, crush)
9
quell(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet)
8
hush up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cover)
8
muzzle(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet)
7
drown(verb, dull, quiet, block, diminish)
7
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, crush)
7
squash(verb, stop, quiet, restrain, crush)
6
burke(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
6
crush(noun, verb, restrain, block, curb)
6
destroy(verb, dull, quiet, halt, diminish)
6
garrote(verb, restrain, block, curb, suppress)
6
put out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, suppress, extinguish)
5
black out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, show)
5
cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
5
sit on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
bar(verb, control, make, force, block)
4
block(verb, cover, curb, suppress, limit)
4
cork(verb, stop, control, make, quiet)
4
douse(verb, suppress, hide, contain, sink)
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gasp(block, kill, fill, throttle)
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