lighting up

A form of light up — To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentPresent participle and gerund of light up.

    The locomotive is fitted with a train heating boiler situated in the central compartment. After the initial lighting up the boiler is completely automatic and adequate safeguards are provided.

    1958 September 28, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 604
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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