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miskindle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
miskin-dle
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kindle amiss; inflame to a bad purpose.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From mis- + kindle.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

miskindles (present, singular) miskindling (participle, present) miskindled (participle, past) miskindled (past)

Questions

What does miskindle mean?
To kindle amiss; inflame to a bad purpose.
Where does miskindle come from?
From mis- + kindle.

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