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# extinguishing

verb form (extinguish, extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing); noun-like (-ing: the extinguishing of fires)

«extinguishing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Putting out a fire or a light so it stops burning: extinguishing the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#m1)
2. (formal) Ending or destroying something completely: extinguishing all hope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons «extinguishing a fire» is done with water, sand, a fire blanket or a fire extinguisher — but children should get out and call for help instead; in science a fire goes out when it loses heat, fuel or oxygen. Phrases: «extinguishing a fire», «fire extinguisher», «extinguishing the flames».

### Examples

- Firefighters spent hours extinguishing the forest fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#x1)
- We were extinguishing the campfire with buckets of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#x2)
- A fire blanket helps in extinguishing a small pan fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#x3)
- Never use water for extinguishing an oil fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#x4)
- Extinguishing the candles, Mum turned on the lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#x5)
- The bad news was extinguishing all our hope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/#x6)

### Note

-ing form of «extinguish». Noun for the tool: fire extinguisher. Formal; in casual talk «putting out». Safety: water on a burning oil pan makes it explode — use a lid or blanket.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «extinguishing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extinguishing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«extinguishing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/extinguishing.html) on Mova free.