Under the pretext of snuffing the candle, they put it out.
Because great lords have no idea of snuffing the candle.
I began my task, but in half an hour I was so unfortunate as to put out the candle whilst snuffing it.
So when you see me ready in my room, and this will be whilst the sentry is having his supper, put out the candle on the table: you can easily manage to do so whilst snuffing it.
No, no," answered his comrades, snuffing the air, in which the scent from the palace kitchen was now very perceptible.
But the rest of the voyagers, snuffing up the smoke from the palace kitchen, ridiculed the idea of returning to the vessel.
What we really were "snuffing after" were the plants we had planted in autumn, and which were poking and sprouting, and coming up in all directions.
But Saxon used often to come with the Old Squire's Scotch Gardener to see our gardener, and when they were looking at the wall fruit, Saxon used to come snuffing after us.
There was not so much as a spilt crumb, though he snuffed in every corner of the kitchen till he stood snuffing under the house-door.
He was snuffing in the back place, which was not usually allowed.
There was not so much as a spilt crumb, though he snuffed in every corner of the kitchen, till he stood snuffing under the house-door.
But scarce were we come hither than Pluto uttered a savage growl and turned, snuffing the air, whereupon Sir Richard, grasping the battered collar about his massy throat, bade him sternly to silence.
I, pointing where Pluto stood abaft the mast, snuffing and staring to windward; seeing which, Sir Richard took the perspective-glass and swept with it the hazy distance.
Philip lounged and watched them sulkily, snuffing and wheezing and dipping into the bowl, and cursing the house for a draughty barn.
Again scampering devious, bounding here, rushing there, snuffing and sniffing everywhere; she at last discovered me in classe.
He drew near, snuffing at the air, ready to draw back instantly should his wisdom so prompt him.
With stealthy, creeping gait he made his way toward the pillow, snuffing as he went.
A low whine and prolonged snuffing made themselves audible while the two talked together in low tones at the door.
One of the youngsters with me, bruising the bracken and snuffing it, said it smelt of almond and cucumber.
We would not betray our secret thoughts to bluebell gatherers and boys snuffing the bracken.
Snuffing out Boney follows up the same subject, and represents a cossack snuffing out Napoleon, who figures as a candle; another caricature on the great subject of the year bears the title of Broken Gingerbread (Napoleon selling images).
But no longer snuffing in the trail of the wild beasts of the woodland, Tashtego now hunted in the wake of the great whales of the sea; the unerring harpoon of the son fitly replacing the infallible arrow of the sires.
They start and stop, passing that Glaciere, snuffing its horrible breath; with wild yell, with cries of "Cut the Butcher down!
They die fast, and disappear: the Notabilities of France disappear, one after one, like lights in a Theatre, which you are snuffing out.
Salina, snuffing the air, "what's the use talking!
There was silence in the room, and the candles for want of snuffing were very dim.
Get back to your own room, or I shall make no more of shooting you than I would of snuffing that candle.
He watched them for a while, as they explored their elegant hotel, going up stairs and down, snuffing in every corner, standing upon their hind legs, and taking the most minute observations of the surroundings.
This animal came snuffing at Emily's hand, and involuntarily, glad perhaps to have a pretence for averting her face, she caressed the silky ears.
The dog was snuffing at a man who lay between a big piece of quarried stone and a little grass-bordered pool.
If none offered, he would run off to another stack, and snuffing all round it, search most carefully for signs of rat holes.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "snuffing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
