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add fuel to the flame

add fuel to the flame verb: synonym of add fuel to the fire.

Verb

add fuel to the flame (third-person singular simple present adds fuel to the flame, present participle adding fuel to the flame, simple past and past participle added fuel to the flame)

  1. Synonym of add fuel to the fire.

Synonyms of add fuel to the flame

Forms of add fuel to the flame

third-person singular presentadds fuel to the flame
present participleadding fuel to the flame
past participleadded fuel to the flame
pastadded fuel to the flame

Questions about add fuel to the flame

What does add fuel to the flame mean?
Add fuel to the flame means synonym of add fuel to the fire.
What part of speech is add fuel to the flame?
Add fuel to the flame is a verb.
What is the past tense of add fuel to the flame?
The past tense of add fuel to the flame is added fuel to the flame.

Words near add fuel to the flame in the dictionary

  1. adcumulate
  2. add
  3. add flame to the fire
  4. add fuel to fire
  5. add fuel to the fire
  6. add fuel to the flame
  7. add in quadrature
  8. add insult to injury
  9. add oil
  10. add on
  11. add one's twopenn'orth

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