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Meanings of extinguishing in English
Synonyms
Examples for "extinction"
Examples for "extinction"
1
Nuclear war meant human extinction, so war no longer made any sense.
2
The coming great extinction will be the work of Homo sapiens, however.
3
Animal lovers accused the state government of pushing dingo populations to extinction.
4
The extinction risk had increased for seven seabird species in recent years.
5
As a result, the species is rapidly on its way towards extinction.
1
There is no quenching of his love in the anger of Jesus.
2
The quenching of ROS led to the amelioration of the affected pathways.
3
They should also guard against the quenching of the Spirit, 1 Thess.
4
The sky had fallen, and the effect was rather quenching than otherwise.
5
Gloom spreads over all the earth with the quenching of Sigurd's joy:
Usage of extinguishing in English
1
Hope is extinguishing with every steel plant flame that simmers and fades.
2
We have to keep extinguishing the fire, said Suleiman, a Maronite Christian.
3
The fever in Robert blazed out under a pressure of extinguishing tears.
4
All Montmorency turned out of doors to assist in extinguishing the conflagration.
5
To take it for granted was the surest way of extinguishing it.
6
The latter of these two names has prevailed without extinguishing the former.
7
Then let us beware of extinguishing that divine light in our souls.
8
He was still more touched by the gesture of extinguishing a light.
9
She found the secret of extinguishing my vivacity, and rendering me stupid.
10
Then she exhaled sharply, extinguishing the thought as she would a candle.
11
He had abstained because of an absurd dread of extinguishing hopeful surmise.
12
Never had Mr. Eliott worn his mask to so extinguishing a purpose.
13
As I reached for it, Aleks's boot stepped down, extinguishing the flame.
14
Then her eyes misted, extinguishing the glower or at least hiding it.
15
He closes his fingers on his white fire, extinguishing it without casting.
16
Here, also, they soon succeeded in extinguishing the fire in the same manner.
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Extinguishing through the time
Extinguishing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common