enkindling

verb

present participle of enkindle
as in burning
to set (something) on fire see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enkindling
  1. burning
  2. igniting
  3. kindling
  4. scorching
  5. lighting
Verb
  • That giant wood burning fireplace is the perfect spot to enjoy a whiskey, neat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In one 1989 case, the Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag is protected by the First Amendment.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of burning
Verb
  • Prosecutors this week unveiled a new indictment against the man accused of igniting last year’s deadly fire in the Palisades, nixing one of the three original charges and revising the other two after a mistrial in federal court this summer.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The potential lightning strikes would also pose an immediate risk of igniting new wildfires across dry inland terrain and vegetation.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of igniting
Verb
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of kindling
Verb
  • Pyroclastic flows – fast-moving clouds of scorching gas, ash, and rock – could devastate territory near the caldera.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The event unfolded against the backdrop of scorching summer temperatures and wildfires, and Spanish officials rolled out a large public safety campaign.
    — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of scorching
Verb
  • While sharing her beauty secrets with Vogue, the Bollywood star sets the mood by lighting a Dolce & Gabbana candle.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Jarvis spent nearly three and a half years in state custody after being charged with arson for lighting his stepdad’s three-wheeler on fire.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lighting
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“Enkindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindling. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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