EXTINGUISHING Antonyms
Definition of EXTINGUISHING
Best Opposite Words For EXTINGUISHING
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firing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy • the act of discharging a gun • the act of setting something on fire • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | ||||||||
flaring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air | ||||||||
fueling | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • the activity of supplying or taking on fuel | ||||||||
kindling | nounn | |||||||
noun • material for starting a fire • the act of setting something on fire | ||||||||
lighting | nounn | |||||||
noun • having abundant light or illumination • apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film • the craft of providing artificial light • the act of setting something on fire | ||||||||
arousing | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • stop sleeping • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to become awake or conscious • to begin moving • to evoke sexual feelings | ||||||||
enkindling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • cause to start burning • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||||||||
igniting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat • start to burn or burst into flames • arouse or excite feelings and passions • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||||
inciting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • give an incentive for action • provoke or stir up • urge on; cause to act | ||||||||
sparking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a momentary flash of light • Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger • a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction verb • put in motion or move to act • emit or produce sparks | ||||||||
ignite | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat • start to burn or burst into flames • arouse or excite feelings and passions • start or maintain a fire in |