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BNC: 33834 COCA: 22715

kindling

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kindling /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/ noun
kindling
/ˈkɪndlɪŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of KINDLING
[noncount]
: dry twigs, pieces of paper, etc., that burn easily and are used to start a fire(干树枝、纸屑等)引火物,生火物
BNC: 33834 COCA: 22715

kindling

noun

kin·​dling ˈkin(d)-liŋ How to pronounce kindling (audio)
ˈkin-lən
: easily combustible material for starting a fire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The news spread like fire on dry kindling, lighting a nationwide craze. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Keep in mind that some of the smaller fire pits are not large enough for standard wood logs; many of these require wood pellets or small kindling. Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Is the family structure the foundation of society, or merely the kindling for sectarian violence? Joshua Alston, Variety, 6 July 2022 Hatchets are ideal for light- to medium-duty tasks like curling wood, preparing kindling, and processing small to medium-sized pieces of firewood. Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022 The author recounts trudging through snow and scouring old buildings for furniture to turn into kindling. Benjamin Shull, WSJ, 20 May 2022 On top, make a small tepee-style fire of tinder and kindling. Emily Reed, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2019 Gookin suggests putting an old tent pole underneath the kindling and blowing into it to stoke the fiames. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 30 July 2014 In Ugyen’s new world, however temporary, electricity is at best haphazard, and the main source of kindling is dried yak dung. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kindling was circa 1522
BNC: 33834 COCA: 22715

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