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kindling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | firing, ignition, inflammation, lighting |
| Type of | burning, combustion |
| Derivation | kindle |
Examples of kindling
kindling
Sawdust flew after Giants outfielder Andres Torres turned his bat into kindling.
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And so, I reached out to the Beliefnet staff about re-kindling our relationship.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
By the end of the race, most of the craft were fit only for beach-party kindling.
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Fine kindling for riot, and last week Firebrand H. Rap Brown applied the match.
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We've used fire starters and kindling to try to get it to burn, but nothing works.
From the post-gazette.com
Ruby O'Neal stacks kindling at her firewood stand at the State Farmers Market.
From the newsobserver.com
In the meantime, the uncertainty acts like kindling for volatile stock action.
From the newsweek.com
The kindling that fills a copper pail all winter dwindles to a few sad twigs.
From the usatoday.com
No matter how dry the wit Hampton provides, Broderick is cold rain on the kindling.
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- Material for starting a fire
- Ignition: the act of setting something on fire
- (kindle) catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
- (kindle) cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
- (kindle) arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- (kindled) ignited: set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire"
- Kindling is the debut solo album by Country rock musician Gene Parsons recorded in 1973. Guest musicians on this album include former Byrds bandmate Clarence White, plus Vassar Clements, Ralph Stanley, Bill Payne, and Gib Guilbeau.
- Kindling is a 1915 drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
- Kindling is a widely used model for the development of seizures and epilepsy in which the duration and behavioral involvement of induced seizures increases after seizures are induced repeatedly.
