feed the flames

verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person feeds the flames · participle present feeding the flames · participle past fed the flames · past fed the flames

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

feed the flames. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20the%20flames

MLA

“feed the flames.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20the%20flames. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feed the flames,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20the%20flames.

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