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sparking out

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

Meaning of spark out

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To render unconscious; to knock out.
    • "I didn't care if I sparked him out or it went 12 rounds, but people wanted to see him unconscious."2017 October 29, Nick Parkinson, “Eddie Hearn wants Anthony Joshua to make three title defences in 2018”, in espn.co.uk

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

Words near sparking out in the dictionary

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

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