kindleverb
uk/ˈkɪn.dəl/us/ˈkɪn.dəl/kindle verb (FIRE)
[ T ] to cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood, etc.
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Starting fires
- bellows
- combust
- fire
- fire starter
- firelighter
- ignite
- ignition
- incendiary
- kindling
- light
- make
- put
- put sth out 1
- relight
- set fire to sth/sb idiom
- splutter
- strike
- tinder
- torch
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kindle verb (FEELING)
[ T often passive ] literary to cause strong feelings or ideas in someone:
Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.
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Inspiration and inspiring
- blue-sky
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- creative
- engage
- enthral
- entrance 1
- grip
- incentivize
- inspiration
- inspire
- muse
- show
- show (sb) the way idiom
- stimulate
- stimulating
- visionary
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Inspiring feelings in others