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Verb

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

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

To be arousing someone

Present participle for to set something on fire

Present participle for to make worse or more severe

Present participle for to excite someone, typically to upset or disturb them

Present participle for to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space

Present participle for to make (something) greater in amount, level or degree by adding to it

Present participle for to cause physical pain to

Noun

The organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state

The state of becoming worse or more serious

Adjective

Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

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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

rubbing the wrong way

making somebody's hackles rise

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting on one's nerves

driving round the bend

rankling with

getting your hackles up

raising your hackles

giving someone the pip

getting on your wick

driving to distraction

getting up someone's nose

driving round the twist

distracting

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

driving you up the wall

getting on the wrong side of

jarring on

making an enemy of somebody

causing resentment to

afflicting

making you angry

asking for it

sticking in one's craw

making waves

setting one's teeth on edge

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

chiding

getting a rise out of

driving you round the bend

shattering

driving you off your head

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the twist

possessing

driving you out of your mind

putting someone's nose out of joint

becoming covered with condensation

sensitizing^US

sensitising^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

victimizing^US

hitting where one lives

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

victimising^UK

terrorizing^US

criticizing^US

getting across someone

criticising^UK

causing discomfort to

breathing down someone's neck

terrorising^UK

putting on the spot

taking the piss out of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making it hot for someone

making someone scratch their head

inflicting anguish on

ragging on

making things hot for someone

tormenting yourself

intoxicating

getting in a tizz

making someone fed up

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

messing

humiliating

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

pushing one's buttons

belabouring^UK

putting to some trouble

making severe demands on

searching high heaven

making your gorge rise

sweating out

rousting

putting

bringing pressure to bear on

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

upsetting the applecart

giving the cold shoulder

filling with loathing

giving a zinger

pushing the buttons of

making self-conscious

owning

showing up

wisecracking

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

disengaging

detaching

sending over the edge

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

putting out of countenance

throwing into a tizzy

belaboring^US

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

falling upon

starting in on

moping

hurting the feelings of

breaking the heart of

tyrannizing^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

carrying a heavy load

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

making desolate

making despondent

getting into a dither

tyrannising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

making nervous

causing someone to lose their composure

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

carping at

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

satirizing^US

making your head spin

stymieing

bringing up short

disorientating

causing to be at a stand

staggering

messing with one's head

setting someone thinking

going through the mill

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

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“At first, they were silent, but their silence served only to inflame his anger.”

Verb

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To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanizing^US

energising^UK

energizing^US

galvanising^UK

fueling^US

firing the imagination of

lighting a fire under

drawing forth

firing the enthusiasm of

fanning the flames of

firing with enthusiasm

getting someone going

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel

burning

building a fire under

being responsible for

giving someone a charge

making your head spin

going to your head

giving a buzz

giving someone a kick

whetting one's appetite

tantalizing^US

lifting the morale of

giving confidence

psyching up

enheartening

stiffening the resolve of

tantalising^UK

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

realizing^US

mobilizing^US

starting the ball rolling

realising^UK

mobilising^UK

counseling^US

counselling^UK

twisting someone's arm

organizing^US

favouring^UK

favoring^US

giving a shot in the arm to

giving shot in arm

determining

getting things rolling

organising^UK

acting as a stimulus to

having as a consequence

acting as an incentive to

equaling^US

equalling^UK

breathing new life into

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

bielding

raising the morale of

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

giving hope to

lifting the spirits of

giving a shot in the arm

putting the screws on

commending

railroading into

bulldozing into

biasing^US

biassing^UK

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

being partly responsible for

leaving the door open to

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

turning

colouring^UK

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

giving a lift to

letting the sun shine in

succouring^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

carrying weight with

cutting any ice with

making yourself felt with

bringing pressure to bear upon

coloring^US

succoring^US

coming into existence

materialising^UK

crystallising^UK

lifting

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“However, their every utterance is designed to inflame fears and tensions.”

Verb

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To be arousing someone

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

floating someone's boat

getting going

giving someone a thrill

lighting someone's fire

tickling someone's fancy

turning someone on

tickling your fancy

getting someone going

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

magnetizing^US

magnetising^UK

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

holding your attention

knocking out

holding the attention of

making your mouth water

putting under a spell

whetting the appetite of

dangling a carrot in front of

making an impression on

exhilarating

grabbing the attention of

mattering to

whetting one's appetite

arousing curiosity

engaging one's attention

sending into raptures

taking your breath away

sending into transports

leading up garden path

turning someone's head

exerting influence on

exerting a pull on

committing

keeping amused

keeping someone hanging on

flirting with

keeping hanging

owning

getting under your skin

giving someone a charge

giving great pleasure to

pleasing greatly

giving a buzz

giving someone a kick

humoring^US

humouring^UK

putting under magic spell

forspeaking

putting the whammy on

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

making roll in the aisles

getting one's jollies

having a get-together

sweeping you off your feet

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

fitting up

laying a trap for

setting up

tickling the fancy of

bribing

stringing along

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Verb

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Present participle for to set something on fire

smoldering^US

smouldering^UK

carbonizing^US

carbonising^UK

oxidizing^US

oxidising^UK

burning to the ground

fanning the flames of

setting fire

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“He rode with the emblem hanging at the tip of his bow, half expecting it to inflame the night with sorcerous fire that would light their way.”

Verb

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Present participle for to make worse or more severe

fueling^US

adding fuel to the flames

rubbing salt in the wound

adding fuel to the fire

fanning the flames of

adding insult to injury

impairing

compounding the problem

making something worse

pouring gasoline on the fire

putting salt on the wound

rubbing salt in a wound

rubbing salt in the wounds

going from bad to worse

twisting the knife in the wound

rubbing salt into the wound

enhancing

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“The British ambassador argued that any public debate at the UN would only inflame the situation.”

Verb

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Present participle for to excite someone, typically to upset or disturb them

Verb

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Present participle for to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space

Verb

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Present participle for to make (something) greater in amount, level or degree by adding to it

adding fuel to the fire

adding fuel to the flames

putting salt on the wound

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

optimizing^US

maximizing^US

emphasizing^US

emphasising^UK

maximising^UK

optimising^UK

favouring^UK

favoring^US

changing for the better

making improvements to

encouraging the growth of

smoothing

sharping up

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Verb

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Present participle for to cause physical pain to

Noun

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The organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state

fomentation of discontent

incitement to riot

incitement to rebellion

refusal to obey orders

fighting in the streets

furore^UK

furor^US

absence of government

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Noun

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The state of becoming worse or more serious

Adjective

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Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

like a red rag to a bull

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

bedeviling^US

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