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Meaning of "smotheringly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMOTHERINGLY

smotheringly  [ˈsmʌðərɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMOTHERINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smotheringly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SMOTHERINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of smotheringly in the English dictionary

The definition of smotheringly in the dictionary is in a smothering manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMOTHERINGLY


alluringly
əˈlʊərɪŋlɪ
bewilderingly
bɪˈwɪldərɪŋlɪ
blisteringly
ˈblɪstərɪŋlɪ
daringly
ˈdeərɪŋlɪ
despairingly
dɪsˈpeərɪŋlɪ
endearingly
ɪnˈdɪərɪŋlɪ
enduringly
ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋlɪ
flatteringly
ˈflætərɪŋlɪ
glaringly
ˈɡlɛərɪŋlɪ
inquiringly
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋlɪ
inspiringly
ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋlɪ
overpoweringly
ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋlɪ
reassuringly
ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋlɪ
sparingly
ˈspɛərɪŋlɪ
unflatteringly
ʌnˈflætərɪŋlɪ
untiringly
ʌnˈtaɪərɪŋlɪ
unwaveringly
ʌnˈweɪvərɪŋlɪ
wearingly
ˈwɛərɪŋlɪ
witheringly
ˈwɪðərɪŋlɪ
wonderingly
ˈwʌndərɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMOTHERINGLY

smoothpate
smoothy
smorbrod
smorgasbord
smorzando
smote
smother
smother-love
smothered mate
smotherer
smotheriness
smothery
smouch
smoulder
smouldering
smouldry
smouse
smouser
smout
smowt

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMOTHERINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of smotheringly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smotheringly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMOTHERINGLY

Find out the translation of smotheringly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of smotheringly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smotheringly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

smotheringly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

smotheringly
570 millions of speakers

English

smotheringly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

smotheringly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

smotheringly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

smotheringly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

smotheringly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

smotheringly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

smotheringly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Senyum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

smotheringly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

smotheringly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

smotheringly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Smotheringly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

smotheringly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

smotheringly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Smotheringly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

smotheringly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

smotheringly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

smotheringly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

smotheringly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

smotheringly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

smotheringly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smotheringly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smotheringly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smotheringly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smotheringly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOTHERINGLY»

The term «smotheringly» is normally little used and occupies the 138.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOTHERINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «smotheringly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «smotheringly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smotheringly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMOTHERINGLY»

Discover the use of smotheringly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smotheringly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unbinding Your Heart: 40 Days of Prayer & Faith Sharing ...
Great churches aren't mushily, sentimentally, smotheringly "caring." They aren't " damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." They aren't all Venus; they aren't all Mars . They're messy. They allow intuition, action and spontaneity while providing ...
Martha Grace Reese, 2008
2
The Overland Monthly
Meanwhile, the storm increased, the rain driving at an angle of 450, and in sheets that flapped smotheringly about him like wet blankets, and threatened to swamp his boat without assistance from the waves. It was growing colder, too, and his ...
‎1873
3
Cultural Studies
Anything producing repetitive or serial connection between large numbers of persons was demonized either as coercive or as smotheringly maternal. Coercive cultural authorities were presented as militaristic forces annihilating the right to ...
Lawrence Grossberg, Cary Nelson, Paula Treichler, 2013
4
Rhymes and poems
Soon, The larks drop singing from the clouds, and quench Midway their song, as falling stars their light ; The little drones up in the slumbrous tree Sing smotheringly and cease ; the lisping brooks Grow deeper throated, hum a quiet bass ; The ...
Robert Leighton, 1861
5
Permanent Rose
It was the last week of the school summer holidays, late August, and smotheringly hot. David was on his way to visit Indigo Casson, something he had been meaning to do all summer. The nearer he got to Indigo's house the harder he chewed.
Hilary McKay, 2011
6
The Dollmaker
She realized she stood in the kitchen of her new home, but it seemed more like a large closet with rows of uncurtained shelves above a sink, and smotheringly crowded with curious contrivances. A few feet in front of her was a doorless ...
Harriette Arnow, 2010
7
The Anatomy of Prejudices
Cynicism is the generalizing prejudice of the smotheringly loved. Although he was not always consistent in his terminology, Freud stated that while a child is forming a superego he or she is also forming an ego ideal on the basis of glorification ...
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, 1998
8
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim: A Writer in Early Hollywood
When I arrived, the place was smotheringly hot because the apartment faced east , and the blazing morning sun streamed directly in the windows. Opening them helped some. I looked out. Empty lots all around. The Hollywood Hills— no ...
Frederica Sagor Maas, 2010
9
Star Papers
We passed through like shadows in a dream. We took a wrong road ; it grew rough and cart-like, full of thumping stones; soon the wheels rolled smotheringly in grass, then bushes began to whip the spokes, and finally we brought up against a ...
Henry Ward Beecher, 2009
10
Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives
The youngest of three sons, he was brought up, smotheringly, by his mother, which had an indelibly feminising effect on his personality. As Harriet Martineau put it, spitefully, he 'dressed a woman's spirit in man's clothing'. Menswear would, in ...
John Sutherland, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMOTHERINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smotheringly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Review: 'Tough Love' on PBS Examines Custody Battles With the State
The New York process seems brusque and opaque, while Seattle's looks almost smotheringly supportive and encouraging, with flowchart action plans and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Donegal hold their nerve to see off battling Tyrone
The foundations for the win were laid by some classic Donegal play, smotheringly tight at the back and erupting into counter-attack with little pods of players ... «Irish Times, May 15»
3
Reasons to Live: Thee Oh Sees, Crocodiles, Moon Duo
“Withered Hand” is a smotheringly heavy live weapon that's lost none of its oomph in transition from stage to tape, “Sticky Hulks” does indeed hulk and “Lupine ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
4
What's a Smart Actor Like Reese Witherspoon Doing in a Disaster …
... Vergara are good together, generating a sharp, improvisational rhythm in the rare moments they manage to escape their script's smotheringly formulaic beats; ... «Flavorwire, May 15»
5
The Beauty Report: damage control for winter skin
Winter is a challenging time for skin. Fluctuations in temperature between the freezing outdoors and often smotheringly overheated indoors put skin under ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
6
The Yes Woman: Clickety-clack, knitting's back
Eventually I finish it. Yes, it is too wide and smotheringly thick, and at one point I have to tear out a third of it and start again because I have somehow manage to ... «Irish Times, Dec 14»
7
Sarawak: Forest full of music
Or as I opted for on that smotheringly humid first day, an embarrassing two-minute ride in the hotel's free shuttle. In an ideal world, I would have spent the first ... «New Zealand Herald, Nov 14»
8
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Japanese Folklore Is Lovely but …
All Studio Ghibli products are smotheringly nostalgic, pre-industrial, and pre-Western, and Princess Kaguya is no exception. From bobble-headed infant to ... «Seattle Weekly, Oct 14»
9
Unagi: Bonafide Japanese grilled eel arrives in downtown Shanghai
Servers are expedient and polite, but not smotheringly so like at Unagi's counterparts in the motherland. Food. unagichicken.jpg. Japanese fried chicken. «Shanghaiist, May 14»
10
'Child's Pose' movie review: Romanian thriller is compelling …
... begins to cast its spell, drawing viewers into a fascinating, troubling and finally controversial portrait of maternal anxiety at its most smotheringly neurotic. «Washington Post, Mar 14»

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