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Meanings of
snuffing the candles
in English
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Usage of
snuffing the candles
in English
1
He clearly remembered
snuffing
the
candles
earlier, before leaving to commune with Cyclops.
2
A gale screamed through the room,
snuffing
the
candles
;
the electric light flickered and went out.
3
He goes to and fro,
snuffing
the
candles
,
and now and then holding one to the face of a favorite figure.
4
Snuffing
the
candles
by pinching the flames between thumb and forefinger, I didn't feel the heat or smell the charred wicks.
5
"What happened?" She was
snuffing
the
candles
out.
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
snuffing
the
candles
snuffing
snuff
Verb
Determiner
candle
Noun