释义 |
present participle of snuff (out) 1 as in extinguishing to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle -
extinguishing -
putting out -
blowing out -
quenching -
blanketing -
dousing -
dowsing -
rubbing out -
snubbing (out) -
stamping (out) -
choking -
suffocating -
smothering -
stubbing -
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 -
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 -
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 See More 3 as in sitting on to put a stop to (something) by the use of force brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule -
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 -
helping -
supporting -
assisting -
whipping (up) -
aiding -
propping up -
backing -
abetting -
stirring -
provoking -
inciting -
fomenting -
promoting -
instigating -
encouraging -
advancing -
fostering -
furthering -
cultivating -
forwarding -
nurturing -
nourishing See More |