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Contexts Present participle for to ignite a flame or fire Present participle for to shoot or cause to explode Verb ▲ Present participle for to ignite a flame or fire burning lighting setting alight setting on fire setting fire to setting light to burning down igniting kindling enflaming firing inflaming enkindling torching setting a match to touching off setting ablaze starting setting burning incinerating sparking blazing flaming sparking off firing up scorching flaring heating putting match to reducing to ashes getting going going up in flames setting aflame lighting up destroying by fire firebombing setting fire glowing putting to the torch catching starting a fire setting afire getting started oxidizingUS charring searing singeing oxidisingUK starting up detonating catching light catching fire flaring up going off blowing up bursting into flames taking fire fanning the flames of striking smolderingUS combusting roasting toasting carbonizingUS carbonisingUK smoulderingUK burning to a crisp baking rekindling going up in smoke burning away conflagrating burning up parching withering broiling cremating melting consuming gutting going up smoking burning to the ground striking up inducing exploding iring raging fuming burning violently flaming up becoming ignited starting burning bursting out burning unsteadily warming thawing reheating chafing sweltering smelting tepefying scalding sunning flushing frizzling seething incandescing steaming pasteurizingUS pasteurisingUK heating up warming up making hot hotting up making warm warming through taking the chill off raising the temperature “It was the first thing he'd done when he got back from the hospital-sweep everything even vaguely illegal into a bag and then put a match to it.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to shoot or cause to explode letting off shooting firing exploding discharging detonating firing off setting off Find more words! 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