Extinguishing
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verb.
Present participle of
extinguish
.
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noun.
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
Word Usage
"On April 19 an event took place that almost succeeded in extinguishing the rebellion."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
conclusion
ending
termination
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
distinguishing
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
acclimatisation
chemotherapeutic
entangling
fire-extinguishing
getting-up
verb-stem
extinguish