SPARKING

Verb

sparking

present participle of spark

Noun

sparking (plural sparkings)

The act of producing a spark.

Anagrams

• parkings

Source: Wiktionary

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SPARK

Spark, n. Etym: [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. spragëti, Gr. sph to crackle, to thunder. Cf. Speak.]

1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion. Man is born unto trouble, as hte sparks fly upward. Job v. 7.

2. A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.

3. That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. "If any spark of life be yet remaining." Shak. "Small intellectual spark." Macaulay. "Vital spark of heavenly flame." Pope. We have here and there a little clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge. Locke. Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark. Wordsworth. Spark arrester, a contrivance to prevent the escape of sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called also spark consumer. [U.S.]

Spark, n. Etym: [Icel. sparkr lively, sprightly.]

1. A brisk, showy, gay man. The finest sparks and cleanest beaux. Prior.

2. A lover; a gallant; a beau.

Spark, v. i.

Definition: To sparkle. [Obs.] Spenser.

Spark, v. i.

Definition: To play the spark, beau, or lover. A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is termed, sparking, within. W. Irwing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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