enkindling
Example Sentences
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He ran the match crackling along the underside of the table and fell to enkindling his cigar.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Now that, Margaret, was the moment when the mighty spark of love fell upon my soul, and it will gather strength, and, enkindling flame after flame, will continue to burn there for ever.
From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
He had the cool judgment, she the enkindling enthusiasm.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
But faith, after all, is but the hand that takes, whilst love is the fellowship of kindred hearts that flash each on the other the enkindling gleam.
From Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. by F. B. (Frederick Brotherton) Meyer
M.I.E.E., who had the rare gift of enkindling the imagination of his pupils.
From Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
