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relighting

relighting is the present participle and gerund of relight.

Meaning of relight

Verb

relight (third-person singular simple present relights, present participle relighting, simple past and past participle relighted or relit)

  1. (ambitransitive) To light or kindle anew.
    • This act of politeness having in some mysterious way set Mr Limpet's mind at rest, he produced an immense pipe, which he had apparently been smoking prior to the curate's entrance, and relit it, while the curate, seated gingerly on the edge of the rocking chair, surreptitiously inspected the room...1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 6
  2. To light or illuminate anew.
    • The lights went down on Gilbert ranting and raving about surviving nuclear war. The stage was relit and Holly sang her song, "Family Promise," written to her baby nephew.1983 April 30, Sue Hyde, “Expanding Worldviews”, in Gay Community News, page 12
  3. (transitive) To render again with different simulated lighting conditions.

Questions about relighting

What is relighting the present participle and gerund of?
Relighting is the present participle and gerund of relight.

Words near relighting in the dictionary

  1. relightened
  2. relightening
  3. relightens
  4. relighter
  5. relighters
  6. relighting
  7. relights
  8. religicide
  9. religieuse
  10. religieuses
  11. religieux

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