kindling
kin-dling / kind-lĭng
noun 1. material that is easily combustible and used to start a fire Within the heart of every person exists the flame of wisdom that transforms all suffering into kindling for the fire of creative energy. Daisaku Ikeda, 1928 – 2. the act of building and igniting a fire Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. Socrates, c 470 BC –399 BC verb 1. present participle of the verb kindle The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum. From “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling” by Henry Fielding, 1707 – 1754