Snuffing
[snʌfɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snuff
Checker: Raymond
Examples
- Again scampering devious, bounding here, rushing there, snuffing and sniffing everywhere; she at last discovered me in classe. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr Venus, would you make yourself useful, and take a seat beside me, sir, for the conveniency of snuffing the candles? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Eyes, too, are mere personal inconveniences; and the wick of one candle gets an inch and a half long, while you are snuffing the other. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Checker: Raymond