The air was blocked off, extinguishing the fire.
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Extinguishing
Synonyms for "extinguishing" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (7)
Related word relations
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More general
12 entriesactioncessationconclusioncontainmentendingfire controlfire suppressionlegal actionprocesssocial controlsuppressiontermination
More specific
17 entriescensoringcensorshipdebt extinguishmentdousingdry chemical extinguishingenthusiasm extinguishmentfear extinguishmentfoam extinguishinglien extinguishmentmortgage extinguishmentquenchingrumor extinguishmentsilencingsmotheringstiflingsuppression
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
9 entriesextinguishing agentextinguishing effectivenessextinguishing fireextinguishing flameextinguishing foamextinguishing methodextinguishing operationextinguishing processextinguishing system
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Tom is extinguishing the fire.
Source: tatoeba (1662376)
I am extinguishing the fire with water.
Source: tatoeba (1665259)
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
Source: tatoeba (2968078)
Showing 4 of 9 available sentences.