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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 ignite

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 enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

fueling^US

getting someone going

putting the screws on

mobilizing^US

giving someone a kick

mobilising^UK

whetting one's appetite

favouring^UK

favoring^US

giving the incentive to

acting as a incentive to

acting as a stimulus to

building a fire under

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

giving a shot in the arm

twisting someone's arm

fanning the flames of

firing with enthusiasm

tickling

giving someone a charge

seeing someone through

rooting for

giving a lift

urging on

keeping someone going

putting the screws to

press-ganging

exerting influence on

using strong-arm tactics on

going to town on

selling one 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 someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

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 your nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

getting under your skin

making somebody's hackles rise

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving to distraction

beleaguering

giving someone grief

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

giving someone the pip

hitting where one lives

sending into a rage

appalling

raising your hackles

putting someone's nose out of joint

umbraging

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

rasping

humping

exacerbating

rubbing the wrong way

irritating greatly

empurpling

trying your patience

getting on one's nerves

getting your hackles up

getting a rise out of

agonizing^US

victimizing^US

agonising^UK

victimising^UK

tyrannizing^US

bending someone's ear

tyrannising^UK

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

breathing down someone's neck

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

brutalizing^US

making it hot for someone

brutalising^UK

putting the squeeze on

messing over

dumping on

riding roughshod over

keeping complaining to

kicking around

rankling with

taking the piss out of

making things hot for someone

pushing someon's buttons

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

driving you up the wall

searching high heaven

causing discomfort to

sticking the knife into

expelling

dragooning

getting the knife into

getting across someone

playing the heavy with

jumping on one's case

discriminating against

dishonoring^US

doing an injustice to

giving no quarter

stepping on the toes of

crushing

pressurizing^US

putting pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

ruling with a rod of iron

bringing under the yoke

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

satirizing^US

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

busting someone's balls

pulling someone's leg

satirising^UK

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Present participle for to cause something to begin to work

mobilizing^US

mobilising^UK

energizing^US

energising^UK

starting something functioning

setting something moving

starting something operating

galvanizing^US

taking out of mothballs

galvanising^UK

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Present participle for to drive spiritually or urge someone on

energizing^US

energising^UK

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

lighting a fire under

cheering up

giving a shot in the arm to

fueling^US

firing with enthusiasm

adding a little something to

being responsible for

firing the imagination of

acting as a fillip to

acting as a impetus to

increasing

giving a new lease of life to

turning on

getting going

acting as a incentive to

acting as a stimulus to

building a fire under

raising the morale of

giving hope to

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

losing control of oneself

losing one's composure

going crook

frothing at the mouth

popping one's cork

storming

getting your dander up

working oneself up

rankling

going off one's rocker

jumping up and down

beginning to rant and rave

working oneself into sweat

going out of your mind

losing control of the situation

going off your head

behaving in a wild way

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Present participle for to ignite

fanning the flames of

smoldering^US

smouldering^UK

carbonizing^US

carbonising^UK

burning to the ground

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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

organising^UK

getting off the ground

laying the foundations of

getting in operation

laying the first stone of

getting something working

getting the ball rolling

setting the ball rolling

getting something functioning

realising^UK

realizing^US

being responsible for

being partly responsible for

conducing

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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

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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Verb

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Present participle for to disturb mentally or emotionally

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on your wick

Verb

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

Noun

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The act of burning or setting fire to something

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