Snuffing Definition

verb

Present participle of snuff.

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noun
The act by which a candle, etc. is snuffed out.
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The act of one who snuffs or makes a low sniffing sound.
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Other Word Forms of Snuffing

Noun

Singular:
snuffing
Plural:
snuffings

Snuffing Sentence Examples

  • She had been as guilty of snuffing his pride as he had been of putting her down.

  • Under the pretext of snuffing the candle, they put it out.

  • After a while he re-entered it as if to snuff the candles, and, seeing the prince was lying on the sofa, looked at him, noticed his perturbed face, shook his head, and going up to him silently kissed him on the shoulder and left the room without snuffing the candles or saying why he had entered.

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Words Starting With

SSNSNU

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With S and Ending With G

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