snuffing
v. 剪(燭)花( snuff的現在分詞 ); 熄滅(燭光); 消滅; 謀殺
Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
If someone snuffs it, they die.
He thought he was about to snuff it.
他覺得自己快要嚥氣了。
The dogs were snuffing gently at my feet.
幾隻狗輕輕地嗅著我的腳。
The cold winter night had fallen, snuffing out the brief twilight.
寒冷的冬夜已經降臨, 把黃昏時短暫的暮色也給吞沒了.