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How to pronounce snuff out in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms extinguish
Type of eliminate, do away with, extinguish, get rid of
Has types smother, stamp, put out
Derivation snuffer
Type Words
Synonyms blow out, extinguish, quench
Has types stub, douse, put out, black out


snuff out the candles.

Examples of snuff out

snuff out
Every dunce with a laptop computer feels empowered to snuff out the dying light.
From the washingtontimes.com
Republicans haven't always been as quick to snuff out such comments in the past.
From the sfgate.com
The key is to incorporate chemistry into our marital lives, not to snuff it out.
From the theatlantic.com
Meyer tried to snuff it out last week by saying he would never coach Notre Dame.
From the thestate.com
If the gloom goes on too much longer, it could snuff out the sputtering recovery.
From the businessweek.com
No number of defeats will ever snuff out the Welsh desire to beat the All Blacks.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The woman managed to run back inside, where people tried to snuff out the flames.
From the latimes.com
Its mission, after all, is to snuff out pest invasions with firefighting vigor.
From the jsonline.com
A sharp increase in foreclosures will snuff out any recovery in most U.S. cities.
From the suntimes.com