snuffing

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snuffing

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of snuff

noun snuffings

The act by which a candle, etc. is snuffed out.
The act of one who, or that which, snuffs or makes a low sniffing sound. Then there were frantic snuffings under the doors, and a general agitation.

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@misc{snuffing_2026,
  title = {snuffing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snuffing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}