smother - noun

a confused multitude of things

a stifling cloud of smoke

smother - verb

• envelop completely
• deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
• conceal or hide
• form an impenetrable cover over
• deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

smother - thesaurus

asphyxiate   clutter   fuddle   jumble   muddle   muffle   repress   stifle   strangle   suffocate   surround   welter