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How to pronounce “smothering”
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Pronunciation guide for smothering
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of smothering with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The risky politics of progress
They busted open Mexico's smothering monopolies.
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of smother
Example 1 of 4
How to pronounce smothering
The risky politics of progress

They busted open Mexico's smothering monopolies.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “smothering”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of smother
- [Noun]
- The act by which someone or something is smothered.
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