enkindlingadj.
/ɛnˈkɪndlɪŋ/ That enkindles.
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the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [adjective] > inflaming passion
chafing1539
inflaming1562
incensing1598
enkindling1626
incensive1633
inflammatorya1711
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > setting on fire or alight
embrasing1502
enkindling1626
accending1646
incending1772
conflagrating1839
inflaming1864
1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 93 The enkindling tinder of his lust.
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 121 Until this loses its enkindling leavening strength.
1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 297 For this is really a species of animal magnetism, in which the enkindling reciter..lends his own will and apprehensive faculty to his auditors.
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