feed the troll in English

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      "form": "feeds the troll",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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          "text": "The man rejected the business forum moderator's advice and decided to feed the troll by answering his irrelevant question whether he could host a game show.",
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        "To respond to someone who posts deliberately inflammatory or disruptive statements, such as to a newsgroup or other online forum."
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        "(Internet) To respond to someone who posts deliberately inflammatory or disruptive statements, such as to a newsgroup or other online forum."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "feed the troll"
}

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    {
      "form": "feeds the troll",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fed the troll",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fed the troll",
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        ],
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        "(Internet) To respond to someone who posts deliberately inflammatory or disruptive statements, such as to a newsgroup or other online forum."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
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  "word": "feed the troll"
}

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"feed the troll" meaning in English

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