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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English kindel, from Old English cynd.
Verb[edit]
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, 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 ...
- (Can we date this quote by Holland and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
- The poor beast had but lately kindled.
- 2014, Karen Patry, The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver, Storey Publishing →ISBN, page 146
Translations[edit]
bring forth young
Noun[edit]
kindle (plural kindles)
- (rare, collective) A group of kittens.
- A kindle of kittens.
Hypernyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
group of kittens
Adjective[edit]
in kindle (not comparable)
- (of an animal) pregnant
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English kindlen, from Old Norse kynda (“to inflame”), from Proto-Germanic *kundijaną.
Verb[edit]
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. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292:
- The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum […]
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (to start a fire): douse, extinguish
- (to arouse): dampen
Translations[edit]
to start (a fire)
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to arouse
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