kindling
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/
:
encendido
- Suddenly, a tiny tongue of flame flickers and catches on the kindling!
- a piece of kindling
- dry kindling
- kindling for the fire
And then if you discontinue them, there's a funny thing called kindling, which is if you stop them and then go, you know, you'll have a horrible for all symptoms.
- And then if you discontinue them, there's a funny thing called kindling, which is if you stop them and then go, you know, you'll have a horrible for all symptoms.
Examples
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When sunset approached, Garth used his flint to ignite the kindling, and soon the larger pieces of wood were burning as well.
Fiction book (1992) -
Within seconds, a small fire burned in the kindling, and she was feeding it larger pieces of wood.
Fiction book (1994) -
Using the blade of his knife, the prince stroked the flint until it sparked, and the kindling caught light.
Fiction book (2002) -
But everything was broken—the dining-room table split in two, chairs reduced to kindling, dishes and glasses scattered in shining chips.
Fiction book (2001) -
To start the fire quickly, gather some kindling like small twigs and dried leaves.
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The campers used dry kindling to ignite the larger logs in the fire pit.
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He placed the kindling at the base of the fireplace before adding the bigger pieces of wood.
Synonyms
157
1.0
The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
24
3.8
Starting a fire or making something begin to burn
21
5.4
Making something burn, for example starting a bonfire
2
2.8
The act of burning something on purpose
Starting a fire that makes something burn
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kindling comes from the old verb kindle, which means 'to start a fire'. So the kindling of a fire is the act or process of making the flame begin.