kindle

Plural: kindles

Verb

Verb Forms: kindled, kindling, kindles

• To ignite or set on fire; to arouse or inspire.
• catch fire
  • "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
• cause to start burning
  • "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
• To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
• To begin to grow or take hold.
• To bring forth young; to give birth.

Noun

• A group of kittens.

Adj

• pregnant

Examples

• A kindle of kittens.
• He hoped his ingenious triple-word play would KINDLE a comeback in Words With Friends.
• He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.

Synonyms

arouse, conflagrate, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, inflame, provoke, raise, abet, actuate, alight, animate, awaken, beghast, bright, brighten, bring about, cheer, drive, egg on, encourage, energize, engender, enliven, enthuse, exalt, excite, fire up, foment, ginger, ginger up, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, induce, inspire, inspirit, instigate, invigorate, invoke, jazz, kindle, lash, light, light up, liven, liven up, motivate, motive, move, obligate, oblige, perk up, promote, prompt, push, quicken, rouse, send, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set alight, set fire, set off, set on fire, spark off, spice, spice up, spur, spur on, stimulate, sting, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, torch, urge, vitalise, whet, whip up

Antonyms

dampen, douse, extinguish, put out, quench

Related Words

burn, combust, stoke

Anagrams of kindle