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adds fuel to the flame

adds fuel to the flame is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 adds fuel to the flame

What is adds fuel to the flame the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Adds fuel to the flame is the third-person singular simple present indicative of add fuel to the flame.

Words near adds fuel to the flame in the dictionary

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

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