stubbing out

A form of stub out — To extinguish (a cigar, cigarette) by crushing the tip.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stub out
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APA

stubbing out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stubbing%20out

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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