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What does extinguishing mean?

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Verb
  1. present participle of extinguish
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Crews wearing breathing apparatus spent more than seven hours extinguishing the blaze and ensuring the property was safe.
Residents cooperated in extinguishing the fire by using pails to fetch water from the nearby Ciliwung river.
Firefighters were there for three hours extinguishing the fire and making sure the house was safe.
Originally, extinguishing systems included hydrants and standpipes to assist manual efforts.
Upon extinguishing her last hope, she shuddered with pain, either inside or out, and rose shakily to her feet.
The wind shifted and a single raindrop came through the window and landed exactly on the candlewick, extinguishing it.

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