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Rareextinguishing
The correct spelling is extinguishing.
How to pronounce extinguishing
verb
Say it like: Ext-ing-uis-hin-g
The correct spelling is extinguishing. To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench For example: "She extinguished all my hopes."
Usage Examples
“She extinguished all my hopes.”
“The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.”
“Many patients can extinguish their phobias after a few months of treatment.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
- 2.To destroy or abolish something
- 3.To obscure or eclipse something
- 4.To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex
- 5.To hunt down (a species) to extinction
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