snuffing
present participle ofsnuff
snuff
verb[T]
uk/snʌf/us/snʌf/to put out aflame,especiallyfrom acandle, usually bycoveringit with something:
One by one she snuffed thecandles.
Stopping fires
- beat
- beatsomethingout
- blow
- blow(something)out
- damp
- dampsomethingdown
- douse
- extinguish
- extinguishment
- go
- go out
- gutter
- quench
- smother
- snuff
- snuffsomethingout
- sprinkler
- sprinkler system
Idiom
snuff it
Phrasal verbs
snuffsomethingout
snuffsomeoneout
Examplesofsnuffing
snuffing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The question was how recreation pursuits could get to the beach withoutsnuffingout the values people sought there.
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There is no patriotism in "snuffingout" the poor dyer because he cannot subscribe.
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I am always uneasy when the three main political parties agree, sosnuffingout any organised opposition or thorough scrutiny.
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This is an opportunity to create a regime which maximises competition instead ofsnuffingit out.
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We want to enact legislation that will stop large companiessnuffingout small companies locally.
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We do not uphold the sanctity of human life by taking it, or underline its precious nature bysnuffingit out.
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Necessity for research is a plea forsnuffingout the life of human beings and is something that we should reject.
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I do not believe they will ever get the same service from bigger companies, who are graduallysnuffingout the smaller family businesses in country districts.
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As in medicine, conflict prevention can be both primary, stopping the disease before it even starts, or secondary,snuffingit out when early signs first appear.
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Benson's form was immediately impressive; described as "big and bold", he was a terror to opposition forwards, "snuffingout their moves with his sense of anticipation".
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- tact
- tactful
- tactfully
- tactic
- tactical
- tactical advantage
- tactical aircraft
- tactical awareness
- tactical command
- tactical consideration
- tactical decision
- tactical error
- tactical fighter
- tactical formation
- tactical level
- tactically
- tactical mistake
- tactical move
- tactical operation
- tactical situation
- tactical strike
- tactical surprise
- tactical unit
- tactical vest
- tactical-vest