Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

add fuel to fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: ad-d -fu-el -to -fire
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of add fuel to the fire.

Example Sentences

"Depend upon it, there is always a cause for want of appetite; […] inflammation may be in the system, food would then be improper, as it would only add fuel to fire: therefore, let the cause be an over-worked stomach, overloaded bowels, fever, or inflammation, food will be injurious."
"We have no wish to add fuel to fire, and perhaps the whole circumstance of Pastorelle cutting such a very different figure to what she did on the first day was purely accidental."

Inflected Forms

adds fuel to fire (present, singular) adding fuel to fire (participle, present) added fuel to fire (participle, past) added fuel to fire (past)

Questions

What does add fuel to fire mean?: Alternative form of add fuel to the fire.

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