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EXTINGUISHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
Example:
the extinction of the lights
Synonyms:
extinction; extinguishing; quenching
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("extinguishing" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Derivation:
extinguish (put out, as of fires, flames, or lights)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb extinguish
