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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 increase or grow in strength or intensity

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 inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm

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 more serious or intense

Adjective

Tending to stir up conflict

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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

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

driving you up the wall

jangling

riling up

getting on the wrong side of

jarring on

making an enemy of somebody

sticking in one's craw

making waves

setting one's teeth on edge

getting a rise out of

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

pushing someone's buttons

molesting

obsessing

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

driving you round the bend

driving you crazy

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the twist

driving you out of your mind

putting someone's nose out of joint

sensitizing^US

sensitising^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

hitting where one lives

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

getting across someone

causing discomfort to

poking fun at

making sport of

losing sleep

breathing down someone's neck

hanging up

knocking for six

taking the piss out of

victimizing^US

criticizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making it hot for someone

criticising^UK

inflicting anguish on

putting in a spot

making uncomfortable

ragging on

making things hot for someone

making someone fed up

victimising^UK

terrorizing^US

running up the wrong way

cutting

throwing off

kidding around

pushing someon's buttons

messing

steaming

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

interfering

meddling

insisting on

pushing one's buttons

making someone scratch their head

belabouring^UK

terrorising^UK

upsetting the applecart

bringing pressure to bear on

tiring out

leaning on

putting pressure on

making severe demands on

giving the cold shoulder

searching high heaven

noodging

bullyragging

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

tyrannizing^US

filling with loathing

grinding

pushing the buttons of

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

tyrannising^UK

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

breaking the heart of

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

belaboring^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

carrying a heavy load

barracking

shouting down

getting into a dither

putting someone off their stroke

making nervous

causing someone to lose their composure

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

satirizing^US

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

going through the mill

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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

firing the imagination of

fueling^US

lighting a fire under

drawing forth

firing the enthusiasm of

firing with enthusiasm

fanning the flames of

getting someone going

adding fuel to the flames

building a fire under

giving someone a charge

making your head spin

going to your head

giving a buzz

giving someone a kick

lifting the morale of

stiffening the resolve of

tantalizing^US

whetting one's appetite

being responsible for

tantalising^UK

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

mobilizing^US

mobilising^UK

biasing^US

biassing^UK

realising^UK

realizing^US

getting things rolling

cooking up

starting the ball rolling

acting as a stimulus to

having as a consequence

acting as an incentive to

favouring^UK

favoring^US

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

organising^UK

organizing^US

being partly responsible for

raising the morale of

giving a shot in the arm to

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

giving hope to

lifting the spirits of

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

breathing new life into

twisting someone's arm

calling on

appealing to

putting the heat on

putting the screws on

succouring^UK

succoring^US

channeling^US

channelling^UK

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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

captivating

magnetizing^US

magnetising^UK

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

putting under a spell

whetting the appetite of

making your mouth water

giving someone a kick

making an impression on

giving someone a charge

giving great pleasure to

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tickling the fancy of

holding the attention of

sending into raptures

turning someone's head

exerting influence on

getting under your skin

trolling

baiting

wheedling

keeping someone hanging on

leading on

dangling a carrot in front of

humoring^US

humouring^UK

making someone feel good

warming the cockles of the heart

giving someone pleasure

leaving the door open to

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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

detonating

starting up

catching light

fanning the flames of

burning without flames

radiating heat

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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

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

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Present participle for to increase or grow in strength or intensity

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

optimizing^US

maximizing^US

adding fuel to the fire

adding fuel to the flames

putting salt on the wound

emphasizing^US

emphasising^UK

maximising^UK

optimising^UK

spiralling^UK

spiraling^US

going through the roof

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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 inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm

sweeping you off your feet

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

fighting in the streets

raging against the machine

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Noun

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The state of becoming more serious or intense

Adjective

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Tending to stir up conflict

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