snuffing out

A form of snuff out — To extinguish (literally, especially by physically covering or rubbing); to extinguish (figuratively): to stop (a process), to kill (a process).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of snuff out
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snuffing out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snuffing%20out

MLA

“snuffing out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snuffing%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snuffing out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snuffing%20out.

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