Inflaming

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
arousal to violent emotion wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of inflame form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Tending to arouse strong emotions; tending to inflame.

Synonyms

inflammation aggravate agitation arousal arouse burn

Antonyms

softening influence alleviate antiinflammatory calm

Example

"I just thought you would have known better than to risk inflaming my wrath."

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