inciting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of incitingnext
as in charged
serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction a deliberately inciting comment questioning someone's manhood started the brawl

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verb

present participle of incite
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as in provoking
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours

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as in encouraging
to rouse to strong feeling or action the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot

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“Inciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inciting. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.

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