The present participle of enkindle; the act of setting on fire or inspiring; can also be a noun meaning the process of igniting.
From 'enkindle' with the present participle suffix '-ing.' The '-ing' form in English serves both as a verb form and as a noun (gerund), allowing it to function flexibly in sentences.
The word 'enkindling' is beautifully ambiguous—it can be the moment of catching fire or the moment of inspiration arriving, which is exactly why poets loved this word to describe transformative moments.
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