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kindle
1[ kin-dl ]
verb (used with object)
- to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning.
Synonyms: ,
- to set fire to or ignite (fuel or any combustible matter).
He kindled their hopes of victory.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to light up, illuminate, or make bright:
Happiness kindled her eyes.
verb (used without object)
- to begin to burn, as combustible matter, a light, fire, or flame.
- to become aroused or animated.
- to become lighted up, bright, or glowing, as the sky at dawn or the eyes with ardor.
kindle
2[ kin-dl ]
verb (used with object)
- (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
verb (used without object)
- (of animals, especially rabbits) to give birth, as to a litter.
noun
- a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.
kindle
1/ ˈ°ìɪ²Ô»åÉ™±ô /
verb
- to set alight or start to burn
- to arouse or be aroused
the project kindled his interest
- to make or become bright
Kindle
2/ ˈ°ìɪ²Ô»åÉ™±ô /
noun
- a portable electronic device for downloading and reading books
Derived Forms
- ˈ°ì¾±²Ô»å±ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ì¾±²Ôd±ô±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kindle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kindle1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Hawken hopes to mend that separation by helping people discover the flow of carbon in their daily lives and kindle a sense of wonder about it.
Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.
Stoke Mandeville is now the permanent lighting point for all Paralympic torches, in the same way the Olympic Flame is kindled at Olympia in Greece.
As a ploy to infuse his writing with a sense of kindled urgency, Max has begun moonlighting as an escort for older men.
The experience shook her confidence in pharmaceutical research, she says, but it also kindled her interest in science.
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