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Verb

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

Present participle for to cook food on a grill

Present participle for to interrogate with questions

Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

Present participle for to question or challenge a fact or supposition

The formal questioning, such as of a defendant or witness in court

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Verb

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To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanizing^US

energising^UK

energizing^US

galvanising^UK

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

lighting a fire under

fueling^US

firing the imagination of

firing the enthusiasm of

fanning the flames of

realizing^US

mobilizing^US

starting the ball rolling

realising^UK

firing with enthusiasm

mobilising^UK

getting someone going

counseling^US

counselling^UK

twisting someone's arm

organizing^US

coming into existence

giving a shot in the arm to

giving shot in arm

determining

striking

getting things rolling

organising^UK

being responsible for

acting as a stimulus to

having as a consequence

acting as an incentive to

innovating

incenting

implying

equaling^US

equalling^UK

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

raising the morale of

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

giving hope to

lifting the spirits of

stiffening the resolve of

building a fire under

digging

getting up

mustering up

giving a shot in the arm

giving someone a kick

putting the heat on

putting the screws on

biasing^US

biassing^UK

startling

compassing

favouring^UK

favoring^US

managing

impressing on

making willing

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

whetting one's appetite

being partly responsible for

leaving the door open to

breathing new life into

laying the foundations of

laying the first stone of

getting in operation

getting off the ground

getting the ball rolling

getting something functioning

getting under way

getting something working

setting the ball rolling

colouring^UK

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

giving a lift to

letting the sun shine in

bringing pressure to bear on

carrying weight with

cutting any ice with

making yourself felt with

bringing pressure to bear upon

coloring^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to cook food on a grill

cooking over an open pit

cauterizing^US

cauterising^UK

discoloring^US

smoldering^US

smouldering^UK

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“The only thing left was to grill the sausages, which wouldn't take long on the gas grill.”

Verb

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Present participle for to interrogate with questions

giving the third degree

going over

putting the screws to

putting the pressure on

putting through the mill

cross-questioning

sounding out

inquiring

enquiring^UK

putting through the wringer

investigating

putting questions to

putting the screws on

debriefing

putting through the mangle

giving the third degree to

putting through the third degree

asking questions of

hitting up

working over

worming something out of someone

requesting information

seeking information

seeking information of

requesting information of

gathering intelligence

putting a question to

searching for answers

questioning persistently

worming out of

drawing out

questioning intensely

sweating it out of

putting to the question

checking with

running through the wringer

giving oral examination

conversing with

holding a meeting with

getting for the record

conferring with

having a discussion with

having a dialogue with

holding inquiry

asking pointed questions

putting on the hotseat

going over with a fine-tooth comb

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“She continued to grill Jim about his spending habits.”

Verb

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Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

getting on one's nerves

getting on your nerves

getting under your skin

rubbing up the wrong way

trying your patience

working into lather

giving someone the hump

making your blood boil

putting your back up

stirring up

winding up

getting a rise out of

getting in your hair

rubbing the wrong way

setting off

setting on

taking a rise out of

getting across someone

making waves

putting out

hitting where one lives

giving someone the pip

making someone see red

making sore

getting your dander up

losing one's temper

getting on your wick

rattling someone's cage

getting your goat

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

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Verb

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Present participle for to question or challenge a fact or supposition

Noun

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The formal questioning, such as of a defendant or witness in court

inquiry^US

enquiry^UK

enquiring^UK

inquiring^US

question and answer session

exhaustive questioning

analyses^UK

analyzes^US

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

scientific methodology

weighing up

systematic investigation

scientific research

scientific investigation

run-through

trial and error

search for information

giving someone the third degree

critical investigation

in-depth investigation

developing new skills

mastering new skills

acquiring new skills

updating one's knowledge

acquiring new information

learning new facts

acquiring new knowledge

retraining

learning something new

research and development

judgement^UK

judgment^US

telling the difference

memorising^UK

memorizing^US

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