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[ kind-ling ] / ˈkɪnd lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kindling ON THESAURUS.COM
nounmaterial that can be readily ignited, used in starting a fire. the act of one who kindles. Origin of kindlingMiddle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at kindle1, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM kindlingun·kin·dling, adjectiveWords nearby kindlingkindhearted, kindjal, kindle, kindless, kindliness, kindling, kindly, kindness, kind of, kindred, kindred spirit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kindlingHiller opens a barrel, lifts out wood particles and pieces of kindling, and lets them run through his fingers. Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is a slightly built New Englander, in tie and shirtsleeves, whose sense of humor is about as dry and incendiary as kindling. Joe McQuaid: Union Leader Publisher Is GOP Kingmaker in New Hampshire|Lloyd Grove|December 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST His riff toward the end when he bragged about winning three times in a blue state just might have been the kindling. How Santorum Would Destroy America|Michael Tomasky|October 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST The new health care ads are designed to jack up sentiments to the kindling point. The Scariest Health Care Ads|Adam Hanft|August 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
When he wakened again daylight was at hand, and Mr. Dopples was kindling a fire. Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown But the blood of the four was kindling, and they had vengeance instead of sport to seek. The Path of the King|John Buchan This great military array extinguished at once the kindling elements of a civil war, "by making resistance desperate." The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving Have kindling wood at hand also, so that a fire may be quickly made, if needed. Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree She plucked at the fringe of her shawl, and Colonel Ferrers waited, though with a kindling eye. Hildegarde's Home|Laura E. Richards
British Dictionary definitions for kindling
nounmaterial for starting a fire, such as dry wood, straw, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kindlingfirewood, wood, tinder, twigs, coals, lightwood, fatwood |