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Webster 1913 Edition
Kindle
Kin′dle
,Verb.
T.
& I.
To bring forth young.
[Obs.]
Shak.
The poor beast had but lately
kindled
. Holland.
Kinˊdle
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Kindled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Kindling
.] 1.
To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light;
as, to
. kindle
a match, or shavingsHis breath
kindleth
coals. Job xii. 21.
2.
Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite;
as, to
. kindle
anger or wrath; to kindle
the flame of love, or love into a flameSo is a contentious man to
kindle
strife. Prov. xxvi. 21.
Nothing remains but that I
kindle
the boy thither. Shakespeare
Kindling
her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam. Milton.
Syn. – Enkindle; light; ignite; inflame; provoke; excite; arouse; stir up.
Kin′dle
(kĭn′d’l)
, Verb.
I.
1.
To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame
kindle
upon thee. Is. xliii. 2.
2.
(Fig.)
: To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.
On all occasions where forbearance might be called for, the Briton
kindles
, and the Christian gives way. I. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Kindle
KIN'DLE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to light; as, to kindle a fire.2.
To inflame, as the passions; to exasperate; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle resentment; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame. So is a contentious woman to kindle strife. Prov.26.
3.
To bring forth.KIN'DLE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To begin to rage, or be violently excited; to be roused or exasperated. It shall kindle in the thickets of the forest. Is.9.
Definition 2024
kindle
kindle
English
Verb
kindle (third-person singular simple present kindles, present participle kindling, simple past and past participle kindled)
- (intransitive, of a rabbit or hare) To bring forth young; to give birth.
- 2014, Karen Patry, The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver, Storey Publishing (ISBN 9781612124667), page 146
- If she kindled and lost just a few kits and is not bony over her back and hind end, you can rebreed immediately. If she kindled a large litter (more than, say, eight kits), you may wish to wait a week or two before rebreeding so that she can ...
- Holland
- The poor beast had but lately kindled.
- 2014, Karen Patry, The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver, Storey Publishing (ISBN 9781612124667), page 146
Noun
kindle (plural kindles)
- (rare, collective) A group of kittens.
- A kindle of kittens.
Hypernyms
Translations
group of kittens
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Etymology 2
From Middle English kindlen, from Old Norse kynda (“to inflame”), from Proto-Germanic *kundijaną.
Verb
kindle (third-person singular simple present kindles, present participle kindling, simple past and past participle kindled)
- (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
- 1841, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales, page 336:
- If a person kindle a fire in the house of another person, let him pay for the house to the owner, if it be burned.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- And then it was that I first perceived the danger in which I stood; for there was no hope of kindling a light, and I doubted now whether even in the light I could ever have done much to dislodge the great slab of slate.
- 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
- Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.
- 1841, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales, page 336:
- (transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
- He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To begin to grow or take hold.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum […]
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (to start a fire): douse, extinguish
- (to arouse): dampen
Translations
to start (a fire)
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to arouse
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