Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

light the touch-paper

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
light the -touch--pa-per
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stir people up; to cause anger or excitement.

Inflected Forms

lights the touch-paper (present, singular) lighting the touch-paper (participle, present) lit the touch-paper (participle, past) lit the touch-paper (past) lighted the touch-paper (participle, past) lighted the touch-paper (past) light the blue touchpaper (alternative)

Questions

What does light the touch-paper mean?
To stir people up; to cause anger or excitement.

How to pronounce light the touch-paper

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