ignite
verb (used with object)
to set on fire; kindle.
have been igniting
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present perfect progressiveof ignite.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The device’s current was set high and may have been igniting a confluence of neuronal pathways; that also meant Becky’s batteries were going fast.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 14, 2018
Blood-filled parasites trapped in amber have been igniting imaginations since the 1990s, when the resurrected dinosaurs of Jurassic Park burst out of Michael Crichton’s novels and onto the big screen.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 12, 2017
