D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Kindling

/(kĭn"dlĭng)/ · Kin·dling · IPA /ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/
01 n. The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.
  1. 1.
    The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.
  2. 2.
    Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire, such as small twigs or paper; -- also used in the pl..