Definition of extinguishing Extinguishing

/ɪkstɪˈŋgwɪʃɪŋ/ - [ikstinggwishing] -

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What does extinguishing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

extinguishing - the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
  extinction, quenching
  ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
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  • extinguishing (Verb)
    Present participle of extinguish.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • extinguishing (p pr. & vb. n.)
    of Extinguish

Part of speech

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  • extinguishing, verb, gerund of extinguish (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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