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feed the flames

feed the flames verb: to provoke further a debate or controversy, a person's anger, etc.

Verb

feed the flames (third-person singular simple present feeds the flames, present participle feeding the flames, simple past and past participle fed the flames)

  1. To provoke further a debate or controversy, a person's anger, etc.

Forms of feed the flames

third-person singular presentfeeds the flames
present participlefeeding the flames
past participlefed the flames
pastfed the flames

Questions about feed the flames

What does feed the flames mean?
Feed the flames means to provoke further a debate or controversy, a person's anger, etc.
What part of speech is feed the flames?
Feed the flames is a verb.
What is the past tense of feed the flames?
The past tense of feed the flames is fed the flames.

Words near feed the flames in the dictionary

  1. feed one's face
  2. feed pump
  3. feed pumps
  4. feed the dragon
  5. feed the fire
  6. feed the flames
  7. feed the meter
  8. feed the troll
  9. feed through
  10. feed two birds with one scone
  11. feed up

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