kindling

A history of fire suppression and bans on indigenous cultural burning has also allowed more kindling to accumulate on the forest floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

We matter as much to him as a firestorm cares about kindling.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026

It was the excess on show on the social media accounts of politicians' children that provided the kindling for Nepal's Gen Z uprising last year.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

The kindling of twigs and pine needles was lit with a spark from a flint stone, and when the fire was well on its way, the door of the kiln was sealed.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

Their previous album, II, had kindlings of groove but Multi-Love is lit up by it like a fairground at night.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2015

Which of the following natural fine kindlings will not reliably ignite?

From Time Magazine Archive

Cut into pieces, the apple tree can be carpentered into a table, or at the least its kindlings will give off a splendid flame.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a sawhorse, and there were three different-sized woodpiles, one of big pieces, one of middle-sized pieces, and one of little pieces for kindlings, all ranked perfectly.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

She was so interested in imagining the piles and piles of kindlings she would cut that she forgot to listen to what Mother and Daddy said next.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen