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sparking off

sparking off is the present participle and gerund of spark off.

Meaning of spark off

Verb

spark off (third-person singular simple present sparks off, present participle sparking off, simple past and past participle sparked off)

  1. (transitive) To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
    • My letter to the newspaper sparked off an investigation into government corruption.

Questions about sparking off

What is sparking off the present participle and gerund of?
Sparking off is the present participle and gerund of spark off.

Words near sparking off in the dictionary

  1. sparkiest
  2. sparkily
  3. sparkin'
  4. sparkiness
  5. sparking
  6. sparking off
  7. sparking out
  8. sparking plug
  9. sparking plugs
  10. sparking up
  11. sparkingly

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