tinder

noun

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tin·der | \ ˈtin-dər

Definition of tinder

1 : a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling

2 : something that serves to incite or inflame that rhetoric was ready tinder for revolution— Margaret Peters

Examples of tinder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cool, moist weather early in the day gave firefighters a break, but by afternoon flames starting moving again in steep terrain where tinder-dry vegetation hasn't burned in a half-century, the fire department said. — CBS News, 17 May 2021 With a tinder-dry summer on the horizon, Gov. Gavin Newsom has released an unprecedented $1 billion blueprint for wildfire prevention, inking a deal with legislators in early April to fast-track more than half of the money. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021 Fuels are still tinder-dry and fire danger remains elevated across the region. — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2021 With such tinder-dry conditions, fires are easily triggered and difficult to control. — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2021 A few years later, the piling tinder gave way to revolution. — Casey Michel, The New Republic, 12 Mar. 2021 All of these videos are like tinder building up to a real place in the community. — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2021 Between tinder and igniting methods, there are a plethora of options out there for your kit. — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 23 Mar. 2021 Climate change worsens wildfires in multiple ways as heated temperatures and drought turn landscapes into proverbial tinder boxes. — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 18 Mar. 2021

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