extinguish
verb (used with object)
to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted).
is extinguishing
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present progressiveof extinguish (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A little Cupid is extinguishing his torch in the stream.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
