kilning

verb

present participle of kiln
as in ashing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilning
  1. kindling
  2. incinerating
  3. lighting
  4. igniting
  5. torching
  6. charring
  7. firing
  8. burning
Verb
  • This wildfire season was supercharged by heavy rains in January that spurred vegetation growth, which became kindling when the summer heat arrived.
    — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of kindling
Verb
  • The truck eventually explodes, seemingly incinerating the T-1000.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Season 2 saw Aemond purposefully incinerating his brother, leaving him badly burned, and decimating the Riverlands while on Vhagar.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of incinerating
Verb
  • Since Harald's death Friday morning, tens of thousands of Norwegians have expressed their grief by laying flowers, writing cards and lighting candles in front of the royal palace in Oslo, where the coffin arrived late Friday from the hospital.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The production has a terrific and beautifully detailed, multilevel, three-room scenic design by Patrick Mason, with costumes by Brad Dubois, lighting by Ginger Chody and sound by Jaden Guerrero.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lighting
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  • Napier’s fate was effectively sealed in 2025 when defensive tackle Brendan Bett was penalized and ejected for spitting on a USF player, igniting the Bulls’ game-winning drive.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • However, data show that roads actually tend to increase the risk of fires igniting.
    — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of igniting
Verb
  • Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants’ belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Claremont Fire in the Boise Foothills had scorched 6,800 acres of terrain by Tuesday afternoon, torching sagebrush and shrubs, wildflowers and weeds, and narrowly avoiding homes.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
Definition of torching
Verb
  • With that in mind, Le recommends flipping meat often to prevent charring.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Triple Char means that the barrels the bourbon was aged in were charred for three times as long as usual, which is supposed to bring out even more flavors from the wood (the charring process is really what makes bourbon bourbon, after all).
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 July 2026
Definition of charring
Verb
  • Due to the British designer’s history of antisemitic and racist comments that led to his 2011 firing from Dior, the announcement quickly drew backlash.
    — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After firing a shot wide in the fourth set, Djokovic landed awkwardly and dropped his racket.
    — Stephen Whyno, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • As the planet heats up, driven by humans burning fossil fuels, the oceans are changing.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty miles from the start of stage eight in Puçol, the biggest wildfire in 40 years in the city of Valencia was close to being extinguished but was still burning.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of burning
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“Kilning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilning. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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