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Smothering vs Suffocating - What's the difference?

smothering | suffocating |

As verbs the difference between smothering and suffocating

is that smothering is while suffocating is .

As nouns the difference between smothering and suffocating

is that smothering is the act by which someone or something is smothered while suffocating is suffocation.

smothering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which someone or something is smothered.
  • * 2010 , Harry Hill, Livin' the Dreem: A Year in My Life (page 397)
    • When he came to, he begged me not to tell the hotel management, as his last two attempted smotherings had ended in failure and he was worried about losing his job.

    suffocating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • suffocation
  • * (Mark Twain)
    • Here the narrator bursts into explosion after explosion of thunderous horse-laughter, repeating that nub from time to time through his gaspings and shriekings and suffocatings .