kilning

verb

Definition of kilningnext
present participle of kiln
as in ashing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilning
  1. igniting
  2. firing
  3. burning
  4. cooking
Verb
  • Lingering closures aside, Big Santa Anita Canyon has come a long way since the Bobcat fire started in early September of 2020, igniting near the Cogswell Dam and burning almost 116,000 acres.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Public Works department has been subject to significant scrutiny since its employees were found responsible for accidentally igniting the Airport fire.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of igniting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Hezbollah units continue firing rockets and drones across the border into Israel.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The measure also requires plants that use lignite coal to meet the same mercury emissions standards as facilities firing other types of coal.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of firing
Verb
  • But in July, the local agencies received word from the Forest Service that contractors could no longer provide aerial supervision over fires burning on federal land.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The methane-burning BE-4s, each one generating 550,000 pounds of thrust, continued boosting the rocket out of the lower atmosphere for another three minutes or so before shutting down.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of burning
Verb
  • If Yeezy is focused on making a coherent body of work, Scott is interested to hear what Ye has cooking for Bully.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, officials request residents to use extreme caution when cooking outdoors, the release states.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of cooking
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