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adjective

variants also enflaming
Definition of inflamingnext
as in riling

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inflaming

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verb

variants also enflaming
present participle of inflame
1
as in angering
to make angry the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor

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as in igniting
to set (something) on fire a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can

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“Inflaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflaming. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

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