extinguishing

English

Verb

extinguishing

1. present participle and gerund of extinguish

Noun

extinguishing (plural extinguishings)

1. The process by which something is extinguished.
   • 2000, Michael Phillips, A Rift in Time, page 20:

     It took several accidental extinguishings and considerable tinkering with the external oxygen flow between Adam below and Jordan at the controls before he managed to get much ice melted.

   • 2006, Richard Bibbee, The Diffential Equation: Generation of the Bi-cameral Mind, page 92:

     The stars are formed of burning cloud; these are extinguished each day, but they are kindled again at night, like coals; for their risings and settings are really kindlings and extinguishings.