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单词 snuffing (out)
释义

snuffing (out)

verb

present participle of snuff (out)
1
as in extinguishing
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • extinguishing
  • putting out
  • blowing out
  • quenching
  • blanketing
  • dousing
  • dowsing
  • rubbing out
  • snubbing (out)
  • stamping (out)
  • choking
  • suffocating
  • smothering
  • stubbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lighting
  • firing
  • igniting
  • kindling
  • inflaming
  • enflaming
2
as in eradicating
to destroy all traces of the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • eradicating
  • erasing
  • wiping out
  • blotting out
  • blacking out
  • abolishing
  • stamping (out)
  • destroying
  • rubbing out
  • sweeping (away)
  • rooting (out)
  • cleaning (up)
  • tearing down
  • obliterating
  • exterminating
  • expunging
  • effacing
  • extirpating
  • shattering
  • annihilating
  • liquidating
  • canceling
  • blowing up
  • demolishing
  • killing off
  • cancelling
  • killing
  • mowing (down)
  • dismantling
  • ravaging
  • devastating
  • throwing out
  • ruining
  • consuming
  • flattening
  • discarding
  • decimating
  • wrecking
  • wasting
  • totaling
  • razing
  • smashing
  • dashing
  • dissolving
  • finishing
  • dynamiting
  • splintering
  • fragmenting
  • pulverizing
  • devouring
  • powdering
  • zapping
  • ejecting
  • blasting
  • atomizing
  • totalling
  • dooming
  • expelling
  • terminating
  • ditching
  • jettisoning
  • excising
  • cutting
  • ousting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • protecting
  • saving
  • preserving
  • creating
  • conserving
  • constructing
  • forming
  • shaping
  • building
  • manufacturing
  • making
  • fixing
  • repairing
  • framing
  • reconstructing
  • restoring
  • rebuilding
  • forging
  • renewing
  • fabricating
  • fashioning
  • reconditioning
  • revamping
  • patching
  • renovating
  • mending
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3
as in sitting on
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sitting on
  • suppressing
  • quelling
  • slapping down
  • subduing
  • cracking down (on)
  • clamping down (on)
  • putting down
  • repressing
  • crushing
  • quashing
  • silencing
  • squashing
  • wiping out
  • destroying
  • stifling
  • squelching
  • overcoming
  • putting out
  • extinguishing
  • rubbing out
  • quenching
  • throttling
  • demolishing
  • wrecking
  • devastating
  • strangling
  • wasting
  • ruining
  • overwhelming
  • smothering
  • dominating
  • smashing
  • dousing
  • desolating
  • decimating
  • obliterating
  • exterminating
  • annihilating
  • dowsing
  • conquering
  • overpowering
  • subjugating
  • nuking
  • vanquishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • helping
  • supporting
  • assisting
  • whipping (up)
  • aiding
  • propping up
  • backing
  • abetting
  • stirring
  • provoking
  • inciting
  • fomenting
  • promoting
  • instigating
  • encouraging
  • advancing
  • fostering
  • furthering
  • cultivating
  • forwarding
  • nurturing
  • nourishing
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