inflaming
Meaning of inflaming
verb, gerund or present participle
- provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone.
high fines further inflamed public feelings
- cause inflammation in (a part of the body).
the finger joints were inflamed with rheumatoid arthritis
- light up with or as if with flames.
the torches inflame the night to the eastward
Middle English enflaume, inflaume, from Old French enflammer, from Latin inflammare, from in- ‘into’ + flamma ‘flame’.
Information about inflaming
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of inflaming
in-flam-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- inflaming is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
inflaming synonyms
Meaning inflammation:
Meaning encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour):
Meaning excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions:
Meaning make angry or excited:
Meaning stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them:
Meaning bring to life:
Meaning set (something) on fire:
Meaning discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile):
Meaning catch fire or cause to catch fire:
Meaning instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action):
Meaning cause (a machine or device) to operate:
Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:
Meaning encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in:
Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:
Meaning make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious:
Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning make or become worse:
Meaning make up (a composite whole); constitute:
Meaning make (someone) very angry:
Meaning perfume with incense or a similar fragrance:
Meaning fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in:
Meaning make (someone) extremely angry and impatient:
Meaning irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely:
Meaning make (someone) extremely annoyed:
Meaning cause (someone) to become hostile:
Meaning make (someone) annoyed or irritated:
Meaning bold and impudent behaviour:
Meaning make or become purple:
inflaming antonyms
Meaning make slightly wet:
Meaning make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe:
Meaning gently calm (a person or their feelings):
Meaning make (someone) less angry or hostile:
Words that rhyme with inflaming
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