sparking up
Lighting a cigarette
Sparking up means to light a cigarette, joint, or other smokable substance.
The phrase evokes the initial flame or spark needed to get something burning.
He stepped outside to spark up before the movie started.
It can extend to lighting any fire or igniting something, and occasionally appears in figurative use meaning to enliven or energize: The new coach really sparked up the team's enthusiasm.
- igniteStart burning something
- kindleStart a blaze
- flameBurning gas made visible
- strike a matchIgnite by friction
- initiateTo set in motion
motivate · smolder · lighter · firestarter · blaze · converse · break the ice · small talk · mingle · greet · inspire · ember · matchstick · energize · banter · catalyze · awaken · stimulate
sparking upextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
putting out · snuffing out · dousing · quenching · smothering
sparking upputting out
Smothering or publishing
butting out · quitting · extinguishing · abstaining · snuffing out
sparking upwinding down
Gradually decreasing toward conclusion
calming down · fizzling out · settling down · dying down · cooling off
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