extinguishing

Meanings

• The act of putting out a fire.

  - "He quickly extinguished the fire."
  - "The fire department used hoses to extinguish the flames."

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Synonyms

douse , put out , quench

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with extinguishing
dying , lying , spying , trying

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Variants

List of all variants of extinguishing that leads to same result
extinguish , extinguishable , extinguished , extinguisher , extinguishers , extinguishes , extinguishing , extinguishment , extinguishments

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'extinguishing' comes from the Latin word 'extinguishere', which means 'to put out'.

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