From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkindlekin‧dle /ˈkɪndl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 BURNif you kindle a fire, or if it kindles, it starts to burn2 EXCITEDINTERESTINGto make someone feel interested, excited, hopeful etckindle something in somebody A love of poetry was kindled in him by his mother.→ See Verb tableKindleKindle noun trademark a special small computer that you can hold in your hands and use to read an e-book (=book that is stored electronically rather being made of paper). Users can download content for the machine from the Internet. The Kindle was developed by a company called Amazon.comOrigin kindle (1100-1200) Old Norse kynda