Word Finder - kindling

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To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).

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To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).

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He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.

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To begin to grow or take hold.

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(of a rabbit or hare) To bring forth young; to give birth.

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Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.

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Go and collect some kindling.

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The act by which something is kindled.

In a few minutes the kindling was burning.

Chopping wood with ice-axes and trying to get kindling lit.

As a teacher he had a remarkable power of kindling enthusiasm; and he sent out many distinguished pupils, among whom may be mentioned Hitzig, Schrader, Noldeke, Diestel and Dillma nn.

An ax may b e kept near a chopping block to make kindling.

His lectures and conversation classes were extraordinarily good, possessing as he did the rare gift of kindling the enthusiasm without curbing the individuality of his pupils.

Igniting a stove, paper or kindling is easy with these new gadgets.

After the tinder is burning well, add small kindling.

Once the kindling has caught on fire, place some larger pieces of firewood gently on the burning kindling.

Place this little candle down with some kindling on top to easily start your fire.

Coghlans Fire Paste fire starter is easy when you place a little paste on your kindling and light it to start your fire.

But Napoleon little knew the flame he was kindling.

Once the kindling has caught on fire place some larger pieces of firewood gently on the burning kindling.

They were only coquetting a little with us, or bent on kindling delusive hopes.

As ever, Lin and I look forward to renewing old friendships and kindling new ones.

The stove is lit quickly and easily using dry kindling and newspaper.

Lewyn for example was to provide stone and lime whereas Lord Scrope was to provide kindling and wood for scaffolding.

Softwoods tend to be easy to light and to burn quickly (making them very good kindling ).

Euphoric mood broken, I rummage through my pack for the little kindling we could afford to carry.

Light damp bonfires with dry kindling such as newspaper, sacking, cardboard and empty wooden boxes or with domestic lighters.

But these eight songs still present 32 minutes of barely suppressed emotions on the verge of kindling.

When the tinder burns well, then add hardwood branches or kindling, logs or charcoal briquettes to the fire.

Gather up kindling or small dry sticks and slivers of wood.

Fire starter in the event you cannot find dry kindling.

Be sure to include plenty of dry kindling, you will need it.

In the twilight saddled horses could be seen, and Cossacks and hussars who had rigged up rough shelters in the glade and were kindling glowing fires in a hollow of the forest where the French could not see the smoke.

The most significant was the liberation, at the moment of kindling the funeral pyre, of an eagle which was supposed to bear the emperor's soul to heaven.

In the later form of the story Philoctetes was the friend and armour-bearer of Heracles, who presented him with his bow and poisoned arrows as a reward for kindling the fire on Mt Oeta, on which the hero immolated himself.

He had a kindling sympathy with everything lofty and generous, and framed his own conduct upon the highest principles.

Of the smaller compositions the most interesting is the Vairagya Sandipani, or "Kindling of continence," a poem describing the nature and greatness of a holy man, and the true peace to which he attains.