单词	kindling
释义	kindling noun kin·​dling ˈkin(d)-liŋ  ˈkin-lən : easily combustible material for starting a fire Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The news spread like fire on dry kindling, lighting a nationwide craze. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Keep in mind that some of the smaller fire pits are not large enough for standard wood logs; many of these require wood pellets or small kindling. Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Is the family structure the foundation of society, or merely the kindling for sectarian violence? Joshua Alston, Variety, 6 July 2022 Hatchets are ideal for light- to medium-duty tasks like curling wood, preparing kindling, and processing small to medium-sized pieces of firewood. Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022 The author recounts trudging through snow and scouring old buildings for furniture to turn into kindling. Benjamin Shull, WSJ, 20 May 2022 On top, make a small tepee-style fire of tinder and kindling. Emily Reed, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2019 Gookin suggests putting an old tent pole underneath the kindling and blowing into it to stoke the fiames. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 30 July 2014 In Ugyen’s new world, however temporary, electricity is at best haphazard, and the main source of kindling is dried yak dung. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1522, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition kindling noun kin·​dling ˈkind-liŋ  : material that burns easily and is used for starting a fire Medical Definition kindling noun kind·​ling ˈkin-dliŋ  : the electrophysiological changes that occur in the brain as a result of repeated intermittent exposure to a subthreshold electrical or chemical stimulus (as one causing seizures) so that there develops a usually permanent decrease in the threshold of excitability kindling 1 of 2 noun as in fuel Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fuel propellant energy propellent power force kindling 2 of 2 verb present participle of kindle as in burning to set (something) on fire worried that lightning will kindle the forest in the drought-stricken nature preserve Synonyms & Similar Words burning igniting enkindling lighting scorching torching firing inflaming enflaming illumining baking cooking immolating charring illuminating rekindling stoking broiling incinerating deflagrating relighting lightening kilning searing ashing brightening reigniting cremating frizzling setting off radiating irradiating scalding banking scathing Antonyms & Near Antonyms extinguishing quenching choking smothering dousing suffocating dowsing darkening stamping (out) blackening putting out snuffing (out) obscuring dimming dulling See More
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