Synonyms of snuffing

snuffing

verb

present participle of snuff

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sniffing
• inhaling
• smelling
• whiffing
• scenting
• breathing
• snorting
• nosing
• snuffling
• respiring
• savouring
• savoring
• drinking (in)

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• slaying
• killing
• executing
• neutralizing
• whacking
• dispatching
• destroying
• getting
• slaughtering
• terminating
• shooting
• liquidating
• offing
• icing
• croaking
• taking out
• rubbing out
• putting away
• knocking off
• bumping off
• doing in
• eradicating
• eliminating
• zapping
• massacring
• exterminating
• smiting
• annihilating
• butchering
• cutting down
• claiming
• blowing away
• shooting down
• felling
• doing away with
• carrying off
• blotting out
• wiping out
• mowing (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• reviving
• restoring
• animating
• resuscitating
• resurrecting

• raising
• reviving
• restoring
• animating
• resuscitating
• resurrecting