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    QUENCHING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burningplay

    Example:

    the extinction of the lights

    Synonyms:

    extinction; extinguishing; quenching

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("quenching" is a kind of...):

    conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)

    Derivation:

    quench (put out, as of fires, flames, or lights)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb quench

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