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Smattering
- verb - a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
- a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"
- speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters Russian"
- to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
- work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
Smickering
- - Amorous glance or inclination.
Smoldering
- verb - burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"
- have strong suppressed feelings
- showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel
Smothering
- verb - causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"
- conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
- deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"
- envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
- form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"
Snivelling
- verb - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
- snuff up mucus through the nose
- talk in a tearful manner
Snookering
- verb - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"
- leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot
Snorkeling
- verb - dive with a snorkel
- skin diving with a snorkel
- sub-aqua sport
Snow-Blind
- adjective - affect with snow blindness; "the glare of the sun snow-blinded her"
- temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from snow or ice