Extinguishing - English meaning

Extinguishing – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
Usage examples:
Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze
Synonims:
Douse Put out Quench Stamp out Smother Beat out Dampen down Blow out Snuff out Dout

verb
Present participle of extinguish
Usage examples:
It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames., to extinguish a cigarette, nothin…

Extinguishing translation into English

Extinguishing: translate from English into Chinese

灭火

Extinguishing: translate from English into Dutch

Blussen

Extinguishing: translate from English into French

Extincteur

Extinguishing: translate from English into German

Löschen

Extinguishing: translate from English into Hindi

शमन

Extinguishing: translate from English into Italian

Estinguendo

Extinguishing: translate from English into Korean

소화

Extinguishing: translate from English into Russian

Тушение

Extinguishing: translate from English into Spanish

Extinción

Word origin

mid 16th century: from Latin exstinguere, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’. Compare with distinguish.

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Extinguishing – similar words

extinguisher

noun
Short for fire extinguisher.

noun
A fire extinguisher

Extinguisher - all meanings in English

extinguished

verb
Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
Usage examples:
Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze

Extinguished - all meanings in English

extinguish

verb
Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
Usage examples:
Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze

verb
To stop a fire or light from burning
Usage examples:
It took the firefighters four hours to extinguish the flames.

verb
To take something away, for example a right to do something
Usage examples:
A deed restriction extinguishes the right to use or develop a property for certain things., with in…

Extinguish - all meanings in English

Extinguishing synonims

beat out

phrasal verb
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

phrasal verb
To defeat or finish before a competitor
Usage examples:
Chicago beat out washington for the last playoff spot.

phrasal verb
To be more successful than your competitors
Usage examples:
The new york-based accounting and consulting firm beat out eight rival bids to win the contract.

Beat out - all meanings in English

douse

verb
Pour a liquid over; drench.
Usage examples:
He doused the car with petrol and set it on fire

verb
Wet thoroughly

verb
To throw water or another liquid on someone or something
Usage examples:
To get rid of weeds, i douse them with plain white vinegar., fig. the room was doused in light., ef…

Douse - all meanings in English

dout

verb
Extinguish (a fire or light).
Usage examples:
He sent her and peter back to dout the fire

noun
A cigarette end.
Usage examples:
He inserts the dout off-centre between his lips

Dout - all meanings in English

quench

verb
Satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
Usage examples:
He no longer quenches his thirst by drinking sodas.

noun
An act of quenching a very hot substance.
Usage examples:
It should be noted, however, that this is not altogether advantageous, since the direction, as well…

Quench - all meanings in English

smother

verb
Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
Usage examples:
I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun
A mass of something that stifles or obscures.
Usage examples:
All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb
To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen
Usage examples:
Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

Smother - all meanings in English

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