kindle
verb (used with object)
to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning.
kindles
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pluralof kindle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
And so Byrne, with no one to listen to, kindles into speech.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Clowders of cats — and kindles of kittens — are drearily cliche, but cat chowder was a delightful — if unintended — bit of comic relief.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2018
And the Sterling-Risa romance kindles with a slow dance to a jukebox tune.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2018
What breast but kindles at the martial sound?
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Philip Freneau
