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feed the flames

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
feed the flames
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provoke further a debate or controversy, a person's anger, etc.

Inflected Forms

feeds the flames (present, singular) feeding the flames (participle, present) fed the flames (participle, past) fed the flames (past)

Frequently Paired Words

exacerbate

Questions

What does feed the flames mean?
To provoke further a debate or controversy, a person's anger, etc.

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