HyperDic: extinguishing

English > 1 sense of the word extinguishing:
NOUNactextinguishing, extinction, quenchingthe act of extinguishing
extinguishing > pronunciation
Soundsihkstih'nggwihshihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > extinguishing: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.
Synonymsextinction, quenching
Broadertermination, ending, conclusionThe act of ending something
Spanishextinción
Catalanextinció
Verbsextinguishput out, as of fires, flames, or lights

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