smore
/smɔː(ɹ)/
smore verb: to smother. Also the alternative spelling of s'more.
Verb
smore (third-person singular simple present smores, present participle smoring, simple past and past participle smored)
- To smother.
- Some dying vomit blood, and some were smored.1584, Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, translated by Thomas Hudson, Judith
- 16th century, unknown writer, untitled ballad
Loud, loud cried out the bonnie son,
Stood at the nurse's knee,
"Gie our your house, my mother dear,"
The reek is smoring me!"
Also used as
smore is also the alternative spelling of s'more.
Forms of smore
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | smores |
| present participle | smoring |
| past participle | smored |
| past | smored |
| Noun | |
| plural | smores |
Origin of smore
See smoor.
Words that rhyme with smore
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Questions about smore
- What does smore mean?
- Smore means to smother.
- What part of speech is smore?
- Smore is a verb.
- How do you pronounce smore?
- Smore is pronounced /smɔː(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of smore?
- The past tense of smore is smored.
Words near smore in the dictionary
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