extinguishing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of extinguish

noun

1. The process by which something is extinguished.

   “It took several accidental extinguishings and considerable tinkering with the external oxygen flow between Adam below and Jordan at the controls before he managed to get much ice melted.”

   “The stars are formed of burning cloud; these are extinguished each day, but they are kindled again at night, like coals; for their risings and settings are really kindlings and extinguishings.”