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

Present participle for to wear away or cause damage through applied friction

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

asking for it

confusing

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

driving you up the wall

jangling

getting a rise out of

riling up

browning off

cheesing off

getting on the wrong side of

jarring on

making an enemy of somebody

causing resentment to

sticking in one's craw

making waves

setting one's teeth on edge

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

putting someone's nose out of joint

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

becoming covered with condensation

sensitizing^US

sensitising^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

terrorizing^US

hurting somebody's feelings

terrorising^UK

criticizing^US

victimizing^US

hitting where one lives

making nervous

hanging over

tantalizing^US

rattling one's cage

putting someone off their stroke

criticising^UK

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

victimising^UK

getting across someone

causing discomfort to

breathing down someone's neck

putting on the spot

knocking for six

taking the piss out of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making self-conscious

making it hot for someone

taking the wind out of your sails

getting in a sweat

going to your head

putting someone off their stride

making someone scratch their head

inflicting anguish on

ragging on

making things hot for someone

tormenting yourself

causing someone to lose their composure

intoxicating

getting in a tizz

putting out of countenance

putting on edge

making someone fed up

throwing into a tizzy

setting someone back on their heels

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

messing

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

pushing one's buttons

belabouring^UK

putting to some trouble

making severe demands on

giving the cold shoulder

paralysing^UK

searching high heaven

knocking the wind out of

ill-treating

hurting deeply

causing pain to

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

lampooning

rousting

bringing pressure to bear on

upsetting the applecart

grudging

accosting

blinding

pulling the rug out from under

pulling the rug from under

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

pushing the buttons of

filling with consternation

paralyzing^US

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

sending over the edge

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

entangling

hampering

inflicting

hurting the feelings of

belaboring^US

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

putting into a funk

chastening

breaking the heart of

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

dragging down

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

tyrannizing^US

carrying a heavy load

getting into a dither

tyrannising^UK

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

making your head spin

stymieing

bringing up short

causing to be at a stand

staggering

messing with one's head

setting someone thinking

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel nauseous

making someone want to throw up

turning stomach

cloying on

making shudder

filling with loathing

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

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

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

advising

impacting

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

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

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

giving a lift to

letting the sun shine in

succouring^UK

coming into existence

succoring^US

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

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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

captivating

magnetizing^US

magnetising^UK

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

putting under a spell

humoring^US

humouring^UK

whetting the appetite of

roping in

turning one's head

giving a buzz

giving someone a kick

making an impression on

giving someone a charge

giving great pleasure to

tickling the fancy of

holding the attention of

sending into raptures

filling with delight

owning

getting under your skin

putting under magic spell

forspeaking

tricking

putting the whammy on

bedeviling^US

controlling

casting a spell on

bedevilling^UK

putting horns on

turning someone's head

exerting influence on

making your mouth water

making someone feel good

warming the cockles of the heart

giving someone pleasure

winning the affection of

leaving the door open to

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Present participle for to set something on fire

smoldering^US

smouldering^UK

carbonising^UK

carbonizing^US

oxidizing^US

oxidising^UK

burning to the ground

fanning the flames of

raising the temperature

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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.”

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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

impairing

provoking

adding insult to injury

compounding the problem

feeding the fire

pouring gasoline on the fire

putting salt on the wound

making something worse

rubbing salt in the wounds

rubbing salt in a wound

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

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

adding fuel to the fire

adding fuel to the flames

putting salt on the wound

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

fanning the flames of

optimizing^US

emphasizing^US

emphasising^UK

optimising^UK

civilizing^US

civilising^UK

making improvements to

favouring^UK

favoring^US

encouraging the growth of

fixing up

revamping

excelling

changing for the better

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Present participle for to wear away or cause damage through applied friction

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

clamour^UK

clamor^US

absence of government

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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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