ASHING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

ashing

verb

present participle of ash

as in incinerating

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That’s because watching a launch on TV does not prepare you for the light-then-sound spectacle of a giant rocket igniting, incinerating gravity’s pull, and throwing a payload or people into space.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
The truck eventually explodes, seemingly incinerating the T-1000.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of incinerating

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Members of the Aurora Emergency Management Agency assisted with traffic control and scene lighting throughout the investigation.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
In recent court hearings, Abdulkarim’s reason for allegedly lighting the goods on fire has played a central role.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lighting

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This wildfire season was supercharged by heavy rains in January that spurred vegetation growth, which became kindling when the summer heat arrived.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of kindling

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Meanwhile, Silverman searched for more victims inside the helicopter, which had burst into flames, and in the surrounding parked cars, igniting because the helicopter’s jet fuel leaked.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Three people were killed and one person was hospitalized after the helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings, igniting on fire instantly, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of igniting

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When firefighters arrived, the blaze had already spread across several acres and crossed property lines, with flames reaching about 20 feet and torching trees, fire officials said.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Allen, the league’s 2024 MVP, spent his Sunday torching a Texans defense that went into the season billed by many as the NFL’s best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of torching

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In a small town, several dead people are brought back to life through a strange ritual involving burning duck manure.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, largely from burning fossil fuels, have pushed global temperatures so high that sea levels are rising, and shrinking glaciers and thawing permafrost are leaving mountainsides less stable.

— Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of burning

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The Whitewater-Baldy Fire of 2012 had killed most of its pines and streamside willows on its way to charring 465 square miles.

— Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Ivan Datsiv, an IT worker, was in his apartment in Kyiv’s Podil district when a Russian drone tore through the floor on Tuesday, charring the ceilings and walls of his apartment and completely destroying the one next door.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of charring

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