reigniting
present participle ofreignite
reignite
verb
uk/ˌriː.ɪɡˈnaɪt/us/ˌriː.ɪɡˈnaɪt/[IorT]
tostartburningagain, or to make somethingstartburningagain:
There werefearsthefirecould reignite.
Thecrewextinguishedthefiresoonafter itstarted, but apassingtrainreignited it andallowedit tospread.
[T]
to make something such as adisagreementorworrythat wasdisappearinggrowstronger:
Therecentfood-poisoningscarehas reigniteddebate/concern/controversyoverfarmingmethods.
There arefearsthatrisingwageswill reigniteinflation.
- Ragingforestfiresreignited in Indonesia,shroudingtheislandof Borneo inhaze.
- Late lastnighthighwindsand anapparentgasleakreignitedfires.
- Takingpartin thedanceshow reignited herpassionforperforming.
- Thedevelopmentreignitedpublicinterestin acasethat no one hadheardabout for a fewweeks.
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- blaze
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- consume
- flame
- inextinguishable
- scorch
- scorched
- self-immolation
- unlit
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Becoming and making stronger
Examplesofreigniting
reigniting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Reignitingor developing social skills—including self-confidence and the so-called soft key skills as well as the more obvious educational ones—is required.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The corporation attempts to manipulate them byreignitinga rivalry with another clan.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This includes developing sustainable local economy andreignitinga community which is self-sufficient.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Audiences prized the comic characters such as lesser demons and drunks, and those who played them well,reignitingprofessionalism in performance.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Peat fires can even burn underground,reignitingafter the winter, provided there is a source of oxygen.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When a new entity makes her mark byreignitingthe memories of freedom and justice, the surrounding characters' lives are turned upside down and the result is telling.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
- fall down on something
- fall down on sth
- fall-down-on-sth
- fallen
- fallen angel
- fallen-angel
- fallen hero
- fallen idol
- fallen-idol
- fallen leaf
- fallen soldier
- fallen tree
- fallen woman
- fallen-woman
- fallen world
- faller
- fall flat
- fall-flat
- fall-flat-on-face
- fall flat on your face
- fall foliage
- fall-for
- fall-for-hook-line-and-sinker
- fall for sb
- fall-for-sb