Definitions for kindle
ˈkɪn dlkin·dle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kindle, inflameverb

   catch fire

   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

2. kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflameverb

   cause to start burning

   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

3. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokeverb

   call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

   "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. kindlenoun

   A collective term for a group of kittens.

   A kindle of kittens.

2. kindleverb

   To start (a fire) or light (a torch).

   Please kindle a fire in the barbecue.

3. kindleverb

   To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).

   He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.

4. Etymology: From kynda

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Kindleverb

   1. To set on fire; to light; to make to burn.

   He will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it and baketh bread. Is. xliv. 15.

   I was not forgetful of those sparks, which some mens distempers formerly studied to kindle in parliaments. Charles I .

   If the fire burns vigorously, it is no matter by what means it was at first kindled: there is the same force and the same refreshing virtue in it, kindled by a spark from a flint, as if it were kindled from the sun. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. To inflame the passions; to exasperate; to animate; to heat; to fire the mind.

   I’ve been to you a true and humble wife;
   At all times to your will conformable:
   Ever in fear to kindle your dislike. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   He hath kindled his wrath against me, and counteth me as one of his enemies. Job xix. 11.

   Thus one by one kindling each other’s fire,
   ’Till all inflam’d, they all in one agree. Samuel Daniel, Civ. War.

   Each was a cause alone, and all combin’d
   To kindle vengeance in her haughty mind. Dryden.

2. To KINDLEverb

   Etymology: cinnu, Welsh; cyndelan, Saxon.

   1. To catch fire.

   When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Is. xliii. 2.

   2. [From cennan , to bring forth, Saxon.]

   Are you native of this place?
   —— As the coney that you see dwells where she is kindled. William Shakespeare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Kindle

   to bring forth young

2. Kindleverb

   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 shavings

3. Kindleverb

   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 flame

4. Kindleverb

   to take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame

5. Kindleverb

   fig.: To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated

6. Etymology: [OE. kindlen, cundlen. See Kind.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kindle

   kin′dl, v.t. to set fire to: to light: to inflame, as the passions: to provoke: to excite to action.—v.i. to take fire: to begin to be excited: to be roused.—ns. Kin′dler; Kin′dling, the act of causing to burn: the materials for commencing a fire. [Ice. kyndyll, a torch—L. candela, candle.]

2. Kindle

   kin′dl, v.t. (Shak.) to bring forth (young). [M. E. kindlen—kinde, kind.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. kindle

   In a military sense, to kindle is to excite to arms; to excite military ardor.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KINDLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kindle is ranked #8065 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kindle surname appeared 4,109 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Kindle.
   
   67.3% or 2,766 total occurrences were White.
   23.9% or 985 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 125 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.7% or 114 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.3% or 98 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for kindle »

1. delink

2. kilned

3. linked

How to pronounce kindle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kindle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kindle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of kindle in a Sentence

1. Omar Khayyam:

   Hearts are like tapers, which at beauteous eyes Kindle a flame of love that never dies; And beauty is a flame, where hearts, like moths, Offer themselves a burning sacrifice.

2. Carl Gustav Jung:

   As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

3. Gustavo Diaz:

   I’ve done more with a Blackberry and Kindle than any soldier can do from inside Venezuela.

4. Igor Stravinski:

   Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

5. Carl Jung:

   As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

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