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Noun: inflaming  `in'fleyming
  1. Arousal to violent emotion
    - inflammation
Verb: inflame  in'fleym
  1. Cause inflammation in
    "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
     
  2. Catch fire
    - kindle
     
  3. Cause to start burning
    - kindle, enkindle, conflagrate
     
  4. Arouse or excite feelings and passions
    - stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
     
  5. Become inflamed; get sore
    "His throat inflamed"

See also: inflammation, inflammatory

Type of: aggravate, arousal, arouse, decline, elicit, enkindle, evoke, exacerbate, exasperate, fire, flare up, ignite, kindle, light, provoke, raise, rousing, worsen