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Verb

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

Present participle for to cause something to begin to work

Present participle for to drive spiritually or urge someone on

Present participle for to become very angry in reaction to something

Present participle for to instigate an action or event

(of a process) Present participle for to speed up

Present participle for to disturb mentally or emotionally

Present participle for to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle

The act of burning or setting fire to something

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To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanizing^US

energising^UK

energizing^US

galvanising^UK

lighting a fire under

firing the imagination of

firing the enthusiasm of

fueling^US

mobilizing^US

firing with enthusiasm

mobilising^UK

getting someone going

making waves

flaring up

bringing on

fanning the flames of

smoldering^US

smouldering^UK

giving someone a kick

putting the screws on

favouring^UK

favoring^US

acting as a incentive to

bursting into flame

acting as a stimulus to

giving the incentive to

hooking

building a fire under

stunning

astonishing

giving a shot in the arm

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

twisting someone's arm

being responsible for

giving someone a charge

knocking one's socks off

catalyzing^US

tantalizing^US

getting things rolling

catalysing^UK

starting the ball rolling

tantalising^UK

seeing someone through

rooting for

keeping someone going

putting the screws to

pushing around

strong-arming

press-ganging

exerting influence on

using strong-arm tactics on

going to town on

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“Derby games invariably fire up the supporters.”

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(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on one's nerves

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up someone's nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's blood boil

making someone's hackles rise

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

rankling

making your blood boil

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving to distraction

beleaguering

getting under your skin

giving someone grief

getting up your nose

driving round the bend

hacking you off

getting your dander up

driving round the twist

getting in your hair

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

hitting where one lives

sending into a rage

appalling

making blood boil

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting on someone's wick

rubbing the wrong way

putting someone's back up

irritating greatly

empurpling

getting a rise out of

exciting

getting under one's skin

making your hackles rise

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving someone a hard time

put somebody's nose out of joint

getting across someone

hurting someone's feelings

driving bananas

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

putting on the spot

hanging up

getting on somebody's nerves

getting your hackles up

breathing down someone's neck

wearing

making somebody's blood boil

sticking in one's craw

getting in one's hair

setting one's teeth on edge

trying one's patience

ruffling one's feathers

putting your nose out of joint

riling up

rubbing one the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

making someone fed up

pushing one's buttons

criticizing^US

causing resentment to

victimizing^US

setting your teeth on edge

terrorizing^US

driving you up the wall

putting someone to trouble

giving someone bother

discommodating

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

setting someone's teeth on edge

running up the wrong way

questioning

mourning

pushing the buttons of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

upsetting the apple cart

cramping style

driving you crazy

making it hot for someone

hunting

terrorising^UK

beating

victimising^UK

exiling

sticking the knife into

expelling

making things hot for someone

dragooning

singling out

getting the knife into

criticising^UK

driving you to distraction

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

shattering

driving you off your head

driving somebody up the wall

driving you round the twist

breaking the heart of

causing anguish to

making wretched

hurting somebody's feelings

slurring

turning one off

tiring out

making severe demands on

treading on someone's toes

putting to some trouble

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

giving cause for complaint

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Present participle for to cause something to begin to work

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Present participle for to drive spiritually or urge someone on

energizing^US

galvanizing^US

energising^UK

galvanising^UK

lighting a fire under

geeing up

giving a shot in the arm to

fueling^US

hitting the ground running

acting as a fillip to

getting one going

acting as a impetus to

increasing

commoving

giving a new lease of life to

turning on

acting as a incentive to

acting as a stimulus to

building a fire under

boosting someone's morale

giving confidence to

spiriting someone up

raising the morale of

giving hope to

psyching up

stimulating spiritually

lifting the spirits of

stiffening the resolve of

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Present participle for to become very angry in reaction to something

boiling over with rage

flying into a passion

flying into a temper

flying off the handle

going through the roof

going up the wall

bursting a blood vessel

foaming at the mouth

getting all steamed up

going off the deep end

having a conniption fit

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

getting one's dander up

jumping up and down

beginning to rant and rave

freaking

frothing at the mouth

working oneself into sweat

going out of your mind

running mad

losing control of the situation

going off your head

behaving in a wild way

going off your rocker

getting steamed up about

raising the roof

champing at the bit

getting hot under the collar

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Present participle for to instigate an action or event

catalysing^UK

catalyzing^US

getting things rolling

giving rise to

putting in motion

starting the ball rolling

organizing^US

kicking something off

bringing into existence

moulding^UK

molding^US

organising^UK

getting off the ground

embarking on

entering into

laying the foundations of

setting the ball rolling

leading off

laying the first stone of

getting the ball rolling

getting the show on the road

starting ball rolling

making the first move

setting a trend

getting something off the ground

laying the cornerstone of

putting into operation

bringing up the curtain on

setting the ball rolling on

realising^UK

realizing^US

colonising^UK

exploring

colonizing^US

mapping out

preparing the way for

taking the lead on

laying the groundwork on

laying the groundwork for

taking the initiative in

making arrangements for

signaling^US

signalling^UK

getting one's feet wet

getting down to business

getting stuck into

coming into being

ringing up the curtain on

hitting the ground running

coming into existence

scratching the surface

getting weaving on

preceding

laying the foundation

anteceding

marking the start of

taking the initiative

making a start

taking the first step

laying the first stone

preparing the way

setting the scene for

smoothing the path of

breaking through

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(of a process) Present participle for to speed up

smoothing the way for

running interference for

smoothing the path of

assisting the progress of

oiling the wheels for

going faster

getting faster

picking up speed

lessening the labour of

opening the door to

reducing the difficulty of

accomplishing quickly

ironing out the difficulties of

paving the way

taking the sting out

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Present participle for to disturb mentally or emotionally

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on someone's wick

Verb

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Present participle for to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle

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The act of burning or setting fire to something

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