Definition of kindle
kindled;
kindling
play
\ˈkin(d)-liŋ, ˈkin-dᵊl-iŋ\
1
: to start (a fire) burning : light
- using dry twigs to kindle a fire
3
: to cause to glow : illuminate
- animation kindling his pale face
- —A. J. Cronin
1
: to catch fire : begin to burn
- waiting for the fire to kindle
2 a
: to flare up
- … their mutual resentment again kindled …
- —Edward Gibbon
b
: to become animated
- no boy will fail to kindle to the struggles of his California youth
- —Ethna Sheehan
3
: to become illuminated
- light kindled in the liquor
- —Frances G. Patton
