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added fuel to the flame

added fuel to the flame is the simple past and past participle of add fuel to the flame.

Meaning of add fuel to the flame

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.

Questions about added fuel to the flame

What is added fuel to the flame the simple past and past participle of?
Added fuel to the flame is the simple past and past participle of add fuel to the flame.

Words near added fuel to the flame in the dictionary

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

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