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present participle of spark 1 as in sparkling to give off sparks the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in -
sparkling -
glowing -
scintillating -
flashing -
shining -
burning -
blazing -
flaming -
twinkling -
combusting -
radiating -
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flaring (up) 2 as in triggering to cause to function interesting questions that are designed to spark the reader's brain -
triggering -
activating -
driving -
igniting -
generating -
powering -
fueling -
moving -
provoking -
starting -
fuelling -
charging -
running -
firing -
pushing -
electrifying -
actuating -
setting off -
touching off -
turning on -
launching -
stimulating -
energizing -
switching -
cranking (up) -
releasing -
inciting -
arousing -
discharging -
instigating -
accelerating -
catalyzing -
reactivating -
tripping -
exciting -
recharging -
turning over -
kick-starting -
vitalizing -
jump-starting -
quickening -
kicking over -
stirring up -
stepping up -
speeding (up) -
killing -
cutting -
stopping -
deactivating -
sticking -
halting -
arresting -
checking -
stalling -
turning off -
jamming -
suppressing -
braking -
slowing -
shutting off -
repressing -
cutting out -
decelerating -
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drawing up See More 3 as in provoking to rouse to strong feeling or action President Kennedy's inspirational speeches sparked a generation of young idealists to enter the public arena -
provoking -
encouraging -
stimulating -
stirring -
arousing -
inciting -
inspiring -
instigating -
moving -
igniting -
triggering -
exciting -
motivating -
driving -
inducing -
piquing -
impassioning -
fanning -
motiving -
inflaming -
galvanizing -
activating -
fomenting -
angering -
energizing -
kindling -
revving (up) -
firing (up) -
building a fire under -
animating -
enflaming -
quickening -
vitalizing -
enraging -
raising -
bothering -
fermenting -
teasing -
upsetting -
taunting -
setting off -
abetting -
getting -
jeering -
pumping up -
maddening -
irritating -
aggravating -
annoying -
exasperating -
vexing -
keying (up) -
galling -
whipping (up) -
calming -
soothing -
subduing -
tranquilizing -
pacifying -
placating -
mollifying -
tranquillizing -
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