putting out

Synonyms

extinction releasing issuing blow-out discommode

Antonyms

arson

Examples

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore

Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated. George Lucas

To throw obstacles in the way of a complete education is like putting out the eyes. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Putting out the stars and extinguishing the sun. Ray Bradbury

When adults first become conscious of something new, they usually either attack or try to escape from it... Attack includes such mild forms as ridicule, and escape includes merely putting out of mind. William Ian Beardmore Beveridge

Putting out a fire while holding firewood. Chinese Proverb

Words in the phrase

putting out

Close letter words and terms

putting one on putting one's hand to the plow putting one's nose to the grindstone putting out of misery putting out to pasture putting stone