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Sluffing vs Snuffing - What's the difference?

sluffing | snuffing |

As verbs the difference between sluffing and snuffing

is that sluffing is present participle of lang=en while snuffing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun snuffing is

the act by which a candle, etc. is snuffed out.

sluffing

English

Verb

(head)
  • snuffing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which a candle, etc. is snuffed out.
  • The act of one who snuffs or makes a low sniffing sound.
  • * 1879 , (Mary Elizabeth Braddon), Vixen
  • Then there were frantic snuffings under the doors, and a general agitation.