kindle
To start a fire, or to stir up a feeling.
kindle in a sentence
- The scout used dry twigs to kindle a small flame, and soon the campfire crackled.
- The coach's half-time speech helped kindle a fierce new hope in the losing team.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to kindle?
- Aquench
- Bsmother
- Clight
- Dextinguish
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C: light. The other three mean the opposite of kindle.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to kindle?
- Aextinguish
- Bstart
- Clight
- Dspark
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A: extinguish. The other three mean nearly the same as kindle.
Words that mean something similar
light, spark, start
Words that mean the opposite
extinguish, quench, smother
More words about light & dark
- luminous: Giving off light, or glowing brightly.
- mellow: Soft, gentle and relaxed.
- murky: Dark, dirty and hard to see through.
- ominous: Giving you a worrying feeling that something bad is about to happen.
- opaque: Impossible to see through.
- phantom: A ghost, or something that seems real but is not.
- radiant: Shining brightly, or glowing with happiness.
- shimmer: To shine with a soft light that seems to tremble.
More words to explore
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