Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the igniting of a fire.
Source: tatoeba (5793833)
Igniting
Synonyms for "igniting" (20 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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More general
15 entriesactionactivateactivationdescriptive adjectiveemotive adjectiveeventinitiationpersuasive descriptorprocessproperty adjectiveprovokestartstimulatetriggertriggering
More specific
19 entriesarousalautoignitioncatalystchemical ignitioncontroversydebategalvanizationgalvanizingigniting agentigniting sourceigniting surfaceincentiveinspirationinspirationalpilot ignitionprovocative
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Collocations
16 entriesact of ignitingautoignitionigniterigniting agentigniting eventigniting mechanismigniting processigniting sourceigniting sparkigniting temperatureignitionignition of fuelignition temperaturepilot ignitionprocess of ignitingspark ignition
Inflections
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6 entriesSample sentences
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Pelosi's visit to Taiwan risks igniting a serious conflict between China and the United States.
Source: tatoeba (11028605)
In my dreams, our love-making is a symphony of passion, igniting our souls with fire.
Source: tatoeba (12121626)