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throwing light on

throwing light on is the present participle and gerund of throw light on.

Meaning of throw light on

Verb

throw light on (third-person singular simple present throws light on, present participle throwing light on, simple past threw light on, past participle thrown light on)

  1. To make clear; to elucidate; to provide an explanation for (something puzzling or mysterious).
    • As the explanation, if correct, promised to throw light on some obscure features of primitive religion, I resolved to develop it fully, and, detaching it from my general work, to issue it as a separate study.1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough

Questions about throwing light on

What is throwing light on the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing light on is the present participle and gerund of throw light on.

Words near throwing light on in the dictionary

  1. throwing in the towel
  2. throwing in with
  3. throwing it back
  4. throwing knife
  5. throwing knives
  6. throwing light on
  7. throwing money around
  8. throwing nickels around like manhole covers
  9. throwing off
  10. throwing off balance
  11. throwing off on

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