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sparkening

sparkening is the present participle and gerund of sparken.

Meaning of sparken

Verb

sparken (third-person singular simple present sparkens, present participle sparkening, simple past and past participle sparkened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To spark or ignite in sparks
    • […] and her princess-feather flipped purty in the wind; and thar a siller wishbone jewelled betwixt her breastes; and her pink-red-pepper wristicuffs sparkened; […]1929, Percy MacKaye, Weathergoose-woo!, page 171

Questions about sparkening

What is sparkening the present participle and gerund of?
Sparkening is the present participle and gerund of sparken.

Words near sparkening in the dictionary

  1. sparked off
  2. sparked out
  3. sparked up
  4. sparken
  5. sparkened
  6. sparkening
  7. sparkens
  8. sparker
  9. sparkers
  10. sparkes
  11. Sparkeses

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