extinguish
/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
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American sound/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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ɪk - ˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ -> extinguish
Myanmar meaning
(vt) မီးငြိမ်းသတ်သည်။(မျှော်လင့်ချက်၊ချစ်မေတ္တာ စသည်တို့)အဆုံးသတ်စေသည်။ကွယ်ပျောက်စေသည်။
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extinguish /Çk'stÇŋgwÇʃ/ v (fml )
(က) ငြှိမ်းသည်။
A sign flashed up telling them to extinguish their cigarettes. ❍ They tried to extinguish the flames.
(ခ) အဆုံးသတ်စေ သည်။ ကွယ်ပျောက်စေသည်။ This defeat effectively extinguished all hopes of independence. ❍ His behaviour extinguished the last traces of affection she had for him.
❏ extinguisher n = FIRE EXTINGUISHER
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put out, quench, douse, snuff out, smother, stub out, abate, abolish, annihilate, blot out, blow out, check, choke, crush, destroy, do away with, drown, eclipse, eliminate, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, kill; quash, obliterate, obscure, out, outshine, overshadow, put down, put the lid on, quell, remove, show up, snuff, squash, stamp out, stifle, suffocate, suppress, surpass, switch off, take away, terminate, trample, turn off, wipe out
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