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Synonyms for igniting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ig-nahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈnaɪt

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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