igniting

Definitions

The act of setting something on fire or causing it to start burning.

The process of sparking, triggering, or stimulating a process, emotion, or reaction.

Examples

The dry leaves caught fire quickly, igniting a blaze that spread across the forest floor.

Her passionate speech was successful in igniting a sense of urgency among the committee members.

Synonyms

kindling lighting sparking inflaming triggering activating inciting

Antonyms

extinguishing quenching dousing smothering suppressing stifling deactivating