feed the flames in English

Forms: feeds the flames [present, singular, third-person], feeding the flames [participle, present], fed the flames [participle, past], fed the flames [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|feed<,,fed> the flames}} feed the flames (third-person singular simple present feeds the flames, present participle feeding the flames, simple past and past participle fed the flames)

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    {
      "form": "feeds the flames",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feeding the flames",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fed the flames",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      },
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    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To provoke further a debate or controversy, a person's anger, etc."
      ],
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      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "exacerbate"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "feed the flames"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "feeds the flames",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feeding the flames",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fed the flames",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fed the flames",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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        "To provoke further a debate or controversy, a person's anger, etc."
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"feed the flames" meaning in English

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