kilning

Definition of kilningnext
present participle of kiln

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilning
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, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There's a lot of kindling around, and there's a lot of like newspapers that can catch on fire.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But that decision has been thwarted by regulations in Flanders, Belgium, which has a ban on incinerating reusable medical devices.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • It's accessed by sliding door and contains a shower and a sink, plus a choice of flushing, composting or incinerating toilet.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.
    SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
  • More than just lighting a candle, Fischer says upcoming scent trends are leaning toward personalized scents synced with the time of day, activity, or the area of the home.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Miley Cyrus After winning the first two Grammys of her nearly 20-year-career in February and igniting the ceremony with the most spirited performance of the night, Cyrus seemed destined to become a permanent fixture on the nominations chart.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Advertisement Far from igniting a baby boom, the White House plan will only slightly decrease costs and fail people who most need IVF to grow their families.
    Madison Chapman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Jayhawks won despite TCU torching the KU defense for 15 made 3s on 35 attempts.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The trial for New Jersey businessman Paul Caneiro for allegedly murdering four family members and torching two homes — including his own — is set to begin Monday.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • By charring scallions and searing steak in the same skillet, every bite builds layers of savory, smoky flavor.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Try roasting or lightly charring them before using in food to bring out richer flavor and color.
    Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In video footage released about a month after the shooting, the police department said officers first encountered Cortez after responding to a 911 caller who stated a man was firing a gun and pointing the weapon at people.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Security forces confronted protesters in several cities and towns, firing tear gas.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for four days.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Kilning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilning. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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