Smothering

It was difficult to restrain myself from smothering Tom.

The legionnaire started smothering Yanni's mother.

She's smothering me with love.

Gabriel killed Rima by smothering her with a pillow.

I do hope there will be no oniony and tobaccoey smotherings in the form of embracings all round, going on in the streets.

When he came to, he begged me not to tell the hotel management, as his last two attempted smotherings had ended in failure and he was worried about losing his job.