smoor
/smʊə(ɹ)/
smoor verb: to suffocate, smother, or extinguish.
Verb
smoor (third-person singular simple present smoors, present participle smooring, simple past and past participle smoored)
- To suffocate, smother, or extinguish
- smoor the fire
- The death o' devils smoor'd wi' brimstone reek1786, Robert Burns, The Brigs of Ayr
Forms of smoor
| third-person singular present | smoors |
|---|---|
| present participle | smooring |
| past participle | smoored |
| past | smoored |
| alternative form | smore |
Origin of smoor
From Old English smorian, akin to Dutch and Low German smoren, German schmoren (“to stew”). Compare smother.
Words that rhyme with smoor
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- muir
- obscure
- amour
- assure
- boor
- immure
- impure
- lure
- recure
- immature
- inure
- manure
- moor
- cour
- Darfur
- demure
- du jour
- fure
- insecure
- liqueur
- mure
- reassure
- roture
- Ruhr
- unsure
- adure
- allure
- bonheur du jour
- bonjour
- brochure
- bure
- chaussure
- combure
- couture
- de jour
- dhuhr
- dure
- guipure
- Kapur
- L'Anse Amour
- Namur
- parkour
- parure
- plat du jour
- poseur
- purpure
- soup du jour
- spoor
Questions about smoor
- What does smoor mean?
- Smoor means to suffocate, smother, or extinguish.
- What part of speech is smoor?
- Smoor is a verb.
- How do you pronounce smoor?
- Smoor is pronounced /smʊə(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of smoor?
- The past tense of smoor is smoored.
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