Definition of "sparking" []

• Present participle of spark. (verb)

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• "Vice President Joe Biden trumpeted the role of the administration's $787 billion stimulus package Thursday in sparking an economic recovery."
• "Kashmiri's network has played a central role in sparking the recent U.S. alert about intelligence that al-Qaeda is plotting "Mumbai-style attacks" in Europe, U.S. officials told ProPublica."
• "Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a stinging attack on the role of the banks in sparking a recession."