catching fire

A form of catch fire — To become engulfed in flames, to go up in flames.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of catch fire
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APA

catching fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20fire

MLA

“catching fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20fire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catching fire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20fire.

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