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Noun kindling has 2 senses
- kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punk - material for starting a fire
--1 is a kind of igniter, ignitor, lighter
- ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation - the act of setting on fire or catching fire
--2 is a kind of burning, combustion
Verb kindle has 3 senses
- kindle, inflame - catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
--1 is one way to flare up
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
--2 is one way to ignite, light
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
--3 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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