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snuffed it

snuffed it is the simple past and past participle of snuff it.

Meaning of snuff it

Verb

snuff it (third-person singular simple present snuffs it, present participle snuffing it, simple past and past participle snuffed it)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) to die.
    • That cat must have been twenty years old when he finally snuffed it.

Questions about snuffed it

What is snuffed it the simple past and past participle of?
Snuffed it is the simple past and past participle of snuff it.

Words near snuffed it in the dictionary

  1. snuffbox beans
  2. snuffboxes
  3. snuffdish
  4. snuffdishes
  5. snuffed
  6. snuffed it
  7. snuffed out
  8. snuffee
  9. snuffees
  10. snuffer
  11. snuffers

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