'Kindled' definitions:
Definition of 'kindled'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Kindled'
From: GCIDE
- Kindle \Kin`dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kindled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kindling.] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L. candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. Candle.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- His breath kindleth coals. --Job xii. 21. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- So is a contentious man to kindle strife. --Prov. xxvi. 21. [1913 Webster]
- Nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. --Dryden.
- Syn: Enkindle; light; ignite; inflame; provoke; excite; arouse; stir up. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'kindled'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablaze,
- afire,
- aflame,
- aflicker,
- aglow,
- alight,
- ardent,
- blazing,
- burning,
- candent,
- candescent,
- comburent,
- conflagrant,
- flagrant,
- flaming,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- fuming,
- glowing,
- guttering,
- ignescent,
- ignited,
- in a blaze,
- in a glow,
- in flames,
- incandescent,
- inflamed,
- live,
- living,
- on fire,
- reeking,
- scintillant,
- scintillating,
- smoking,
- smoldering,
- sparking,
- unextinguished,
- unquenched