All 4 Uses of
kindle
in
Circe
- That day, he knelt on the beach, kindling a fire to cook his lunch.†
p. 40.3kindling = starting or spreading (a fire); or twigs, sticks, or other easily combustible material used to start a fire
- I could feel my face kindling, gathering heat.†
p. 270.6 *
- He smelled like honey and just-kindled flames.†
p. 27.3 *
- Wood needed no coaxing for my father to kindle it.†
p. 39.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(kindle as in: dry twigs to kindle a fire) start (a fire)
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(2)
(kindle as in: it may kindle her interest) arouse or inspire
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Kindle can refer to a computer-reading tablet sold by Amazon.