Definition of kindle
kindled;
kindling
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\ˈkin(d)-liŋ, ˈkin-dᵊl-iŋ\
transitive verb
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
intransitive verb
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
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