kindlingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/us/ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/small dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Starting fires
- combust
- fire
- fire starter
- firelighter
- ignite
- ignition
- incendiary
- kindle
- light
- make
- make sth up
- put
- put sth out 1
- relight
- set fire to sth/sb idiom
- splutter
- strike
- tinder
- torch
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Examples from literature
- When the kindling is burning well, add some more dry wood.