Synonyms: suppressed, stifled, strangled, smothered
Definition: held in check with difficulty
Usage: a smothered cough; a stifled yawn; a strangled scream; suppressed laughter
Similar words: inhibited
Definition: held back or restrained or prevented
Usage: in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear
Synonyms: smothered
Definition: completely covered
Usage: bonnets smothered with flowers; smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy
Similar words: covered
Definition: overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
Usage: women with covered faces; covered wagons; a covered balcony