snuffing
Putting out candles
Snuffing is the act of extinguishing something, typically a flame: snuffing out the candles before bed.
By extension, to snuff out is to end or eliminate abruptly: The regime snuffed out all opposition.
Snuffing also refers to inhaling powdered tobacco (snuff) or, in drug slang, inhaling substances through the nose.
Wax stick with wick
- flameBurning gas made visible
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- blowingMoving air forcefully
- pinchingSqueezing tightly between fingers
smothering · dousing · quenching · lantern · taper · snuffer · darkness · candlestick
Drawing air inward
- sniffingInhaling through the nose
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- powderFine dry particles
- nostrilNasal breathing aperture
drawing in · breathing · scenting · smelling · nasal · pinch · snortable · insufflation
Deliberate unlawful killing
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- slayingAct of killing
- executionCompleting a planned task
hit · rubbing out · whacking · dispatching · termination · silencing · offing · liquidating
candle
Wax stick with wick
pinching · smothering · dousing · quenching · lantern · taper · snuffer · darkness · candlestick · extinguisher
inhaling
Drawing air inward
nostril · drawing in · breathing · scenting · smelling · nasal · pinch · snortable · insufflation · powdered
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- slayingAct of killing
execution · hit · rubbing out · whacking · dispatching · termination · silencing · offing · liquidating · mob
rooting
Actively cheering someone on
boar · truffle · foraging · ground · soil · hunting · searching · digging · nose · muzzle
- deathdead, deceased, corpse, mortality, demise
- eliminatingeliminating, eradicating, wiping out, exterminating, abolishing
- oblivionoblivion, nothingness, nonexistence, extinction, annihilation
snuffingigniting
Causing to burn
lighting · kindling · sparking · illuminating · setting alight
snuffingreviving
Restoring vitality or consciousness
resuscitating · resurrecting · saving · birthing · creating
- snuffing out
- snuffing itSlang for dying
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