smothering

•Now we know Tony is bad — as in smothering-poor-Larry-to-death bad — and wasn't that a fabulous final twist on 24 (Fox, 9 ET/PT).

Critic's Corner Monday 2009

San Jose's relentless offensive pressure was at least as important as its defense in smothering the defending Eastern Conference champions.

USATODAY.com 2008

Let it wither like an aborted foetus of the human family if it persists in smothering the minds and sinews which constitute its authentic being.

Wole Soyinka - Nobel Lecture 1986

He also recalled smothering Yengeni with a wet bag shortly after his arrest.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

I'm seeing it a little differently ... rather than "smothering" their voices, I'm hoping they'll just burn themselves out ...

It's Official: Obama Camp Encouraged Hillary's Name To Be Placed In Nomination 2009

Some sociologists point the finger at recent trends in playdates and close parental supervision (known in some quarters as "smothering").

Joel Schwartzberg: Is Hugging Bad for Teens? 2009

Ellyn, what is the psychological profile of someone that crushes a child ` s skull as opposed to a, quote, "soft kill," such as smothering him?

CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2009 2009

But what experience has taught us over the past few years is that the only effective means of stopping the "smothering" of the other two branches is the prospect of judicial review.

Balkinization 2006

There were no clouds, so at least the starlight would stave off the kind of smothering, total blackness he hated most, the kind where he couldn't even see up from down-that was the worst.

The Pillars of Creation Goodkind, Terry 2001

A parent taking too keen an interest in the children's lives was said to be "smothering" them, and probably spoiling them, too.

WASN'T THE GRASS GREENER A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories Holland, Barbara 1999