kindling
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The meaning (definition) of the word kindling
small dry sticks used to start a fire
The word kindling used in a sentence
“We piled kindling in the fireplace first.”
How the word kindling is said around the world
| French | petit bois (puh-TEE BWAH) |
| Spanish | leña menuda (LEH-nyah meh-NOO-dah) |
| Mandarin | 引火柴 (yin hwaw chai) |
| Hindi | सूखी टहनियाँ (soo-KHEE ta-ha-NEE-yaan) |
| Arabic | حطب الإشعال (HA-tab al-ish-AAL) |
| Russian | растопка (ruh-STOP-kuh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | gravetos (gruh-VEH-toosh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | gravetos (grah-VEH-toos) |
| Japanese | たきつけ (tah-kee-TSOO-keh) |
| German | Anzündholz (AN-tsuent-holts) |
| Urdu | سوکھی لکڑیاں (SOO-khee luk-REE-yaan) |
| Punjabi | ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਸੁੱਕੀਆਂ ਲੱਕੜੀਆਂ (chho-TEE-aan SUK-kee-aan LAK-kar-ee-aan) |
| Korean | 불쏘시개 (bool-ssoh-shee-GAY) |
| Hebrew | זרדים (zrah-DEEM) |
| Greek | προσανάμματα (pro-sa-NA-ma-ta) |
| Dutch | aanmaakhout (AHN-mahk-howt) |
| Tagalog | maliliit na panggatong (mah-lee-lee-EET nah pahng-gah-TONG) |
| Vietnamese | củi mồi (kooee MOY) |
| Turkish | çıra (chuh-RAH) |
| Persian | خردهچوب (khor-deh-CHOOB) |
| Polish | podpałka (pot-PAW-kah) |
| Ukrainian | хмиз (khmyz) |
| Bengali | কাঠকুটো (KAH-thkoo-toh) |
| Swedish | tändved (TEND-vayd) |
| Italian | legnetti (leh-NYET-tee) |
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