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snuffed

The correct spelling is snuffed.

How to pronounce snuffed

verb

Say it like: Snu-ffe-d

The correct spelling is snuffed. To inhale through the nose.

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.To inhale through the nose.
  2. 2.To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.
  3. 3.To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
  4. 4.To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.
  5. 5.To kill a person; to snuff out.

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