The meaning of Kindling

Kindling – definition

noun
Small sticks or twigs used for lighting fires.
Usage examples:
In the forest there is no shortage of kindling, sticks, short logs or anything else needed to kindl…
noun
(in neurology) a process by which a seizure or other brain event is both initiated and its recurrence made more likely.
Usage examples:
Although the significance of kindling in alcohol withdrawal is debated, this phenomenon may be impo…

verb
Set (something) on fire.
Synonims:
Light Ignite Set alight Set light to Set on fire Set fire to Put a match to Set burning Get going Start Touch off Spark Torch

verb
(of a hare or rabbit) give birth.
Usage examples:
A day or two before she kindles, the mother will pull out some of her fur to make a soft lining

noun
Small, dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire

Kindling translation into English

Kindling: translate from English into Chinese

点燃, 发火, 劈柴

Kindling: translate from English into Dutch

Aanmaakhout, Mildheid

Kindling: translate from English into French

Allumage, Petit bois, Bois d'allumage

Kindling: translate from English into German

Anzündholz, Anmachholz, Anmachholz

Kindling: translate from English into Hindi

जलना, आग जलाना, आग सुलगाना, जला देना

Kindling: translate from English into Italian

Accendere, Accensione

Kindling: translate from English into Korean

점화

Kindling: translate from English into Russian

Растопка, Разжигание, Зажигание, Лучина для растопки, Возбуждение

Kindling: translate from English into Spanish

Astillas, Leña menuda

Word origin

Middle English: apparently a frequentative of kind1.

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Kindling – similar words

kindles

verb
Set (something) on fire.
Usage examples:
Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun
A litter of kittens.
Usage examples:
She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb
To cause a fire to start burning
Usage examples:
Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

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kindled

verb
Set (something) on fire.
Usage examples:
Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

verb
(of a hare or rabbit) give birth.
Usage examples:
A day or two before she kindles, the mother will pull out some of her fur to make a soft lining

noun
A litter of kittens.
Usage examples:
She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

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kindle

verb
Set (something) on fire.
Usage examples:
Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun
A litter of kittens.
Usage examples:
She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb
To cause a fire to start burning
Usage examples:
Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

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Kindling synonims

ignite

verb
Catch fire or cause to catch fire.
Usage examples:
Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites

verb
To start burning, or to cause something to start burning
Usage examples:
[ t ] the forest fire began when a spark from a campfire ignited some dry grass nearby., [ t ] fig.…

All meanings and translations of Ignite

light

noun
The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
Usage examples:
The light of the sun

verb
Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.
Usage examples:
The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective
Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.
Usage examples:
The bedrooms are light and airy

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spark

noun
A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal.
Usage examples:
A log fire was sending sparks on to the rug

verb
Emit sparks of fire or electricity.
Usage examples:
The ignition sparks as soon as the gas is turned on

verb
Engage in courtship.
Usage examples:
He went a sparking among the rosy country girls

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start

verb
Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.
Usage examples:
The season starts in september

noun
The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.
Usage examples:
He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation
Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

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torch

noun
A portable battery-powered electric lamp.
Usage examples:
Electricity showrooms in the borough were swamped with calls about the scheduled power cuts and at …

verb
Set fire to.
Usage examples:
The shops had been looted and torched

noun
A stick that burns at one end and is held at the other end and is used esp. as a light
Usage examples:
Which athlete will carry the olympic torch into the stadium?, after he retired, the torch passed to…

All meanings and translations of Torch

touch off

idiom
Put in motion or move to act

phrasal verb
Cause something to happen suddenly.
Usage examples:
There was concern that the move could touch off a trade war

phrasal verb
Cause something to ignite or explode by touching it.
Usage examples:
The soldier who touched off the mine was injured in the right foot

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