tinder

[ tin-der ]

noun

1. a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
2. any dry substance that readily takes fire from a spark.

tinder

/ ˈtɪndə /

noun

1. dry wood or other easily combustible material used for lighting a fire
2. anything inflammatory or dangerous

   his speech was tinder to the demonstrators' unrest

Derived Forms

• ˈtindery, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinder¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English tynder; akin to German Zunder, Old Norse tundr, Old English -tendan (as in ātendan to set on fire), Gothic tundnan to catch fire, German -zünden in entzünden to kindle

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinder¹

Old English tynder; related to Old Norse tundr, Old High German zuntara

Example Sentences

As one of three publicly traded dating app companies, Grindr dominates the dating app market along with Bumble and Match Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge.

From Los Angeles Times

The court heard that Morrow met all of the women on Tinder, and then chatted to them on Snapchat where intimate images were initially shared on a consensual basis.

From BBC

She said she met him on Tinder and that they chatted on Snapchat.

From BBC

Grace, not her real name, told BBC News NI she came into contact with him through Tinder.

From BBC

"To me, being catfished means you are on a Tinder profile and your pictures look different to what you look like in real life," she said.

From BBC