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lighting the touch-paper

lighting the touch-paper is the present participle and gerund of light the touch-paper.

Meaning of light the touch-paper

Verb

light the touch-paper (third-person singular simple present lights the touch-paper, present participle lighting the touch-paper, simple past and past participle lit the touch-paper or lighted the touch-paper)

  1. (figuratively) To stir people up; to cause anger or excitement.

Questions about lighting the touch-paper

What is lighting the touch-paper the present participle and gerund of?
Lighting the touch-paper is the present participle and gerund of light the touch-paper.

Words near lighting the touch-paper in the dictionary

  1. lighting rigs
  2. lighting someone's ass up
  3. lighting technician
  4. lighting technicians
  5. lighting the blue touchpaper
  6. lighting the touch-paper
  7. lighting the touchpaper
  8. lighting up
  9. lighting up a room
  10. lighting up like a Christmas tree
  11. lighting up someone's ass

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