ALL meanings of snuffing
snuff
S s - verb with object snuffing to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.). 1
- verb without object snuffing to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle: After snuffing around, he found the gas leak. 1
- verb without object snuffing to draw powdered tobacco into the nostrils; take snuff. 1
- verb without object snuffing Obsolete. to express disdain, contempt, displeasure, etc., by sniffing (often followed by at). 1
- noun snuffing the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick. 1
- noun snuffing a thing of little or no value, especially if left over. 1
- idioms snuffing up to snuff, Informal. British. not easily imposed upon; shrewd; sharp. up to a certain standard; satisfactory: His performance wasn't up to snuff. 1