Meanings
verbadd 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)
present singular third person adds fuel to the flame · participle present adding fuel to the flame · participle past added fuel to the flame · past added fuel to the flame
- Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
Synonyms: add fuel to the fire
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of add fuel to the fire.
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add fuel to the flame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/add%20fuel%20to%20the%20flame
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“add fuel to the flame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/add%20fuel%20to%20the%20flame. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “add fuel to the flame,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/add%20fuel%20to%20the%20flame.
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