kindling
kind ling
- n material for starting a fire
- n the act of setting something on fire
- v catch fire
- v cause to start burning
- v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- We're here to add kindling to that fire.
- This is the dry kindling for a market firestorm.
- It was the right ideaso right that Shih ended up creating a globally recognized brand of personal computers (Acer), kindling a booming high-tech industry in Taiwan (where many .