lighting the blue touchpaper

A form of light the blue touchpaper — Synonym of light the touch-paper.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of light the blue touchpaper
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lighting the blue touchpaper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighting%20the%20blue%20touchpaper

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“lighting the blue touchpaper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighting%20the%20blue%20touchpaper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lighting the blue touchpaper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighting%20the%20blue%20touchpaper.

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