Meaning
- (verb) To inhale through the nose.
- (verb) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.
- (verb) To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
- (verb) To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.
- (verb) To kill a person; to snuff out.
- (noun) The act by which a candle, etc. is snuffed out.
- (noun) The act of one who, or that which, snuffs or makes a low sniffing sound.
Letter breakdown
- Snuffing contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
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Words starting with SNU
- snub
- snubbed
- snubbing
- snubs
- snuck
- snuff
- snuffbox
- snuffboxes
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- snuffer
- snuffers
- snuffle
- snuffled
- snuffles
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Reader questions
What does Snuffing mean?
To inhale through the nose.
How many letters are in Snuffing?
Snuffing has 8 letters.
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