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striking a light

striking a light is the present participle and gerund of strike a light.

Meaning of strike a light

Verb

strike a light (third-person singular simple present strikes a light, present participle striking a light, simple past struck a light, past participle struck a light or (rare or archaic) stricken a light)

  1. (idiomatic) To create a flame (using a match, flint, etc.).
    • Look I have Flint and Steel, the Implements
      Of wandring Lunaticks, I’ll strike a Light,
      And make a Fire beneath this Shed, to dry
      Thy Storm-drencht Garments, e’re thou Lie to rest thee;1681, Nahum Tate, The History of King Lear, London: E. Flesher, Act 3, p. 36

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Questions about striking a light

What is striking a light the present participle and gerund of?
Striking a light is the present participle and gerund of strike a light.

Words near striking a light in the dictionary

  1. striking
  2. striking a bargain
  3. striking a blow
  4. striking a chord
  5. striking a false note
  6. striking a light
  7. striking a medium
  8. striking a nerve
  9. striking a stroke
  10. striking at the heart of
  11. striking back

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