Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extinguished

/ɪkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tin-guished
IPA: /ɪkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of extinguish

adj

Having been quenched or eliminated.

Example Sentences

"The cowboys extinguished the fire."
"The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire."

Inflected Forms

more extinguished (comparative) most extinguished (superlative)

Derived Forms

unextinguished

Rhymes With

distinguished undistinguished

Questions

How do you pronounce extinguished?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt/.
What does extinguished mean?: simple past and past participle of extinguish

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