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reigniting

reigniting is the present participle and gerund of reignite.

Meaning of reignite

Verb

reignite (third-person singular simple present reignites, present participle reigniting, simple past and past participle reignited)

  1. To ignite again.
    • Firefighters remained at the scene all day to prevent the smoldering remains from re-igniting.1979 December 15, John Kyper, “Fire Guts 'Rush' Warehouse”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 21, page 3
  2. (figuratively) To start again, especially animosity or argument.
    • The verdict against Yingluck is widely seen as having the potential to reignite tensions, though the junta has largely snuffed out open opposition.2017 August 25, Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Panarat Thepgumpanat, “Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 05 May 2018

Questions about reigniting

What is reigniting the present participle and gerund of?
Reigniting is the present participle and gerund of reignite.

Words near reigniting in the dictionary

  1. reignite
  2. reignited
  3. reigniter
  4. reigniters
  5. reignites
  6. reigniting
  7. reignition
  8. reignitions
  9. reignitor
  10. reignitors
  11. reignore

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