kindle
Other forms: kindled; kindles
When you start a fire burning, you can say you kindle the fire. Knowing how to kindle a campfire is an important survival skill. It can help keep you warm at night, and keep you from eating cold beans for dinner.
The verb kindle not only means to start a fire, but also to catch fire. Another meaning for kindle is to arouse interest or passion. A dynamic music teacher could kindle the students' interest in learning an instrument. Or, romance can also be kindled: "As they danced together, a spark of romance kindled between them."
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catch fire
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cause to start burning
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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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strike a chord, touch a chord
evoke a reaction, response, or emotion
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ask for, invite
increase the likelihood of
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draw
elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
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rekindle
arouse again
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infatuate
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
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prick
cause a sharp emotional pain
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fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake
arouse or excite feelings and passions
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excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
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excite
arouse or elicit a feeling
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anger
make angry
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discomfit, discompose, disconcert, rattle, untune, upset
cause to lose one's composure
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shame
cause to be ashamed
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bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound
hurt the feelings of
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overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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interest
excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
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beg the question
elicit or call to mind a question, especially one that has not yet been addressed
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stoke
increase or intensify an emotion or response
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devastate
overwhelm or overpower
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absorb, engage, engross, occupy
consume all of one's attention or time
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clutch, get hold of, seize
affect
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affront, diss, insult
treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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ferment
work up into agitation or excitement
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fuel
stimulate
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arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up
stimulate sexually
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affright, fright, frighten, scare
cause fear in
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enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle
disturb the composure of
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dissolve
cause to lose control emotionally
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combust
cause to become violent or angry
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miff
cause to be annoyed
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gall, irk
irritate or vex
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exasperate, incense, infuriate
make furious
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madden
make mad
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offend, pique
cause to feel resentment or indignation
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bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw
cause to be confused emotionally
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abash, embarrass
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
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discountenance
look with disfavor on
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anguish, hurt, pain
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
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lacerate
deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
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sting
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
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enrage
put into a rage; make violently angry
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thrill, tickle, vibrate
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
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afflict
cause great unhappiness for; distress
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abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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invite, tempt
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
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kill
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
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benight
overtake with darkness or night
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knock out
overwhelm with admiration
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stagger
astound or overwhelm, as with shock
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lock
hold fast (in a certain state)
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elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
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animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate
heighten or intensify
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titillate
excite pleasurably or erotically
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aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
exasperate or irritate
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fascinate, grip, spellbind, transfix
render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
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enthuse
cause to feel enthusiasm
/ˈkɪndl/
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Vocabulary lists containing kindle
When middle schooler Pie Pennelli is told by the Byrd twins that his recent hockey game had exactly the same moves and score as the one they'd played on a toy the night before, he is unsure what to think about this possible magic.
David Crosby — American singer, guitarist, and songwriter — was a founding band member of the Byrds as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN), and also embarked on a solo career. Crosby, as part of CSN, won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969. Twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Byrds and CSN, Crosby also became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. As a member of the Byrds, CSN, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and later as a solo artist, Crosby's six-decade career created songs that resonated with more than three generations of folk rock fans. This tribute highlights Crosby's career through song lyrics and news articles.
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