SNUFFING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

snuffing

verb

present participle of snuff

as in sniffing

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose the dog began barking as soon as she snuffed the scent of squirrel

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as in murdering

to put to death deliberately the proprietor of the boarding house had apparently snuffed almost 50 old men before she was caught

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Recent Examples of snuffing But then New England coach Mike Vrabel started to get a bead on how Payton, Stidham and the Broncos’ offense hoped to attack and dialed up the pressure while also snuffing out Denver’s rushing attack. —

Mike Jones, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026 Singleton perhaps should have taken the credit for snuffing out one of the league’s best and doing so on National Tight Ends Day, no less. —

Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025 From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out. —

Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025 Sneaking up and snuffing an enemy requires engaging in CQC (close quarters combat), which lets players grab a bad guy to choke, interrogate, or outright body slam. —

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025

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Barricades are up, bomb-sniffing dogs are on patrol and everyone entering the stadium area is screened at a checkpoint.

— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The two first-round picks netted by the Mavericks will not come close to sniffing lottery territory.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026