A smothered cough.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Bonnets smothered with flowers.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : to smother a steak with mushrooms. ,to smother feelings. ,smothered chicken and onions.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : a smother of papers.    From Dictionary.com. 

Then she begged, in smothered words, that he would leave her alone a little while.    From Wordnik.com.  [Queechy] Reference

(Dashing the glass violently from her hand to the floor and speaking in smothered voice.).    From Wordnik.com.  [THEFT] Reference

I just mentioned that I am independent, and that feeling smothered is a big stress factor in my life.    From Wordnik.com.  [5.5 dimensions of cross-cultural love part 2] Reference

"You -- you may be --" Bibbs said, indistinctly, the last word smothered in a cough.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Turmoil] Reference

White House, said such laws "smothered" the First Amendment and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will the Corporate Supremes now dance on democracy's corpse?] Reference

And, according to Mr. Adams, the phrases "smothered" the bad idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dilbert Deception] Reference

Why don't we just say "smothered" or "blanketed" and get on with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference

In Cajun country, "smothered" means cooked with tomatoes, onion and green pepper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maque choux] Reference

The ribs from LBJ's were some kind of smothered ribs, not the BBQ ribs you see in the pictures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference

The movement against Elsie Verriner was "smothered" at.    From Wordnik.com.  [Never-Fail Blake] Reference

"You know it ain't true," says Watty, kind of smothered-like.    From Wordnik.com.  [Danny's Own Story] Reference

"That's all on earth it is," she repeated with a kind of smothered fierceness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia] Reference

"Coming in as an opposing team I think you'll feel kind of smothered," Ellis said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

Samantha is feeling a little "smothered" by both Lindsay and her ever-present paparazzi.    From Wordnik.com.  [BricksAndStonesGossip.com] Reference

"You know him -- is it not so?" the man insisted, with a kind of smothered determination.    From Wordnik.com.  [With the Procession] Reference

He described the knife as "smothered" with dried blood and the sort a baker or chef might use.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portrait of a Killer]

But attorney Theodore Olson, representing Citizens United, said the law "smothered" free speech.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

"smothered" or gently ladled over mound of long-grain white rice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Passionate Eater] Reference

"Another possibility," Soderberg adds, "is that the gamma rays were 'smothered' as they tried to escape the star.    From Wordnik.com.  [Supernova or GRB? Radio Observations Allow Astronomers to Find Unusual Object | Universe Today] Reference

Her mouth found mine and she smothered me with her kisses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Everybody Was a Virgin Once] Reference

  She smothered the urge to whistle under the weight of her tongue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Paprika Ewer] Reference

Don't forget to eat plenty of pizza and spaghetti, smothered in red sauce.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pasta, Pizza And The Prostate] Reference

  Foods covered in cheese, smothered in sauce, stewed in broth and gravy.    From Wordnik.com.  [minimal one] Reference

“Funny you should ask —” She covered her mouth and smothered a giggle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Puppy Love] Reference

Like she's being smothered and putting up a very pathetic attempt at a struggle.    From Wordnik.com.  [If Everything is Inevitable] Reference

Individual identities are smothered, burdened by layers of suppressed expression.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Doctoroff: How China Feels About America: Dangerous Love] Reference

That bravado could melt away once he's in front of a stodgy crowd, smothered by a tuxedo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Late Bloomer] Reference

Beatriz, who had suffered a miscarriage three months before, smothered the twins with attention.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lost Generation] Reference

All these forms still exist — sometimes overshadowed by their siblings, but not smothered by them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turning the Page] Reference

The rest of it was smothered by anti-female union policies and longstanding misogyny among male leaders on the left.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Feminist's Mistake?] Reference

As a boy — an only child — Giuliani was smothered with love and attention (and called "the Little Prince" by relatives).    From Wordnik.com.  [Growing Up Giuliani] Reference

Already, as a result of the one-child policy, kids in China are often smothered by the undivided love of two parents and four grandparents.    From Wordnik.com.  [China's Century Babies] Reference