Antonyms for igniting
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ig-nahyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈnaɪt |
Definition of igniting
Origin :- 1660s, from Latin ignitus, past participle of ignire "set on fire," from ignis "fire" (see igneous). Attested earlier as an adjective (1550s). Related: Ignited; igniting.
- verb set on fire
- The mortar did not use a wad, because a wad prevented the fuze of the shell from igniting.
- Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy
- And igniting a match, he lighted a dark lantern which he had brought with him.
- Extract from : « City Crimes » by Greenhorn
- The sheets had to be run off the press soaked in water to keep them from igniting.
- Extract from : « A Black Adonis » by Linn Boyd Porter
- It is the igniting of a spark that flashes its illumination on every problem and perplexity.
- Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting
- In practice batteries are not used continuously for igniting.
- Extract from : « Motors » by James Slough Zerbe
- The sparks flew about, and were long in igniting the touchwood.
- Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould
- The ash must be estimated by igniting a weighed portion of the tea.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
- The Iron Boys' prompt action had prevented the fuses from igniting.
- Extract from : « The Iron Boys in the Mines » by James R. Mears
- By digesting caustic baryta, or barium oxide, with a little water, or igniting gently the crystallised hydrate.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
- The charcoal obtained by igniting bone in close vessels, but often applied likewise to any charcoal obtained from animal matter.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
Synonyms for igniting
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