Extinguishing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process by which something is extinguished.

    "It took several accidental extinguishings and considerable tinkering with the external oxygen flow between Adam below and Jordan at the controls before he managed to get much ice melted."

  2. 2
    the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of extinguish form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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extinctionextinctionquenching

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"The air was blocked off, extinguishing the fire."

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