smothered

adjectives

held in check with difficulty
"a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
completely covered
"bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"
is similar to
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
"women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"