WHELPING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

whelping

verb

present participle of whelp

as in calving

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kindling

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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

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