To stir up strong feelings, often anger or excitement, in a person or group.
The speaker's harsh words began to inflame the crowd. Murmurs grew into shouts as their anger rose, each insult adding fuel to their growing upset. Soon, the whole room was a sea of angry faces.
The crowd watched the gladiators enter the arena, their roars threatening to inflame the simmering tension. Each clang of steel and guttural cry only served to inflame the crowd's bloodlust further, pushing them closer to a frenzy.
The whispered rumors about the missing stardust crystals began to inflame the miners. Their faces grew red, and fists clenched as they imagined sabotage by the rival celestial salvage crew. Accusations flew, each word fanning the growing anger.
The clown's silly face and honking nose did nothing to inflame the grumpy cat's mood. It just wanted its nap! But when the dog chased its tail, the cat's eyes narrowed, ready to inflame the dog with a fierce hiss.
The sight of Bartholomew's prize-winning kumquats, piled precariously high, did not inflame his rival, Reginald, with envy. Instead, Reginald's belly began to rumble, threatening to inflame him with the sudden, urgent desire for a kumquat-based dessert.
The speaker's fiery accusations were designed to inflame the crowd. He painted a picture of injustice, aiming to stir up anger and make them feel their grievances acutely, pushing them towards a unified outrage.
The activist's fiery speech about the endangered mudpuppy populations did more than inform; it managed to inflame the assembled zoologists. Suddenly, their quiet apprehension about funding cuts turned into a determined roar, ready to fight for the amphibians' survival.
The news that the council planned to pave over the old community garden, a place of quiet solace for many, began to inflame the residents. Whispers turned to shouts, and soon, a determined crowd gathered, their faces set with a shared, righteous anger against the proposed destruction.
Barnaby's overly enthusiastic rendition of polka music didn't just make my toes tap; it managed to inflame the entire neighborhood. Soon, people were storming out of their houses, waving spatulas and demanding a quieter Tuesday.
The overly enthusiastic squirrel mascot, wearing a tiny, sequined leotard, began flailing its arms with such vigor that it started to inflame the usually placid crowd of competitive pigeon racers. Murmurs turned to excited shouts as the pigeons, sensing the chaos, began a synchronized, aggressive coo.
The speaker's impassioned words began to inflame the crowd. Whispers turned to shouts as resentment and a desire for change ignited within them. Their collective voice rose, a powerful wave of shared emotion ready to confront injustice.
The orator’s fiery words aimed to inflame the crowd’s discontent, each accusation a spark igniting their simmering frustration. He expertly fanned the flames of resentment, their unified roar of approval a testament to his success in stirring their collective anger.
The politician’s fiery speech, filled with accusations against the opposing party, began to inflame the already restless crowd. Murmurs turned to shouts as the listeners' frustration and outrage swelled, their unity solidifying against the perceived injustice.
The overly enthusiastic tuba player's discordant fanfare managed to inflame the usually placid pigeons, causing them to launch a feathered, squawking rebellion against his impromptu concert. Their outraged coos and fluttering wings seemed to declare war on his egregious musical choices.
The esteemed badger society debated the optimal distribution of elderberry jam, their tiny paws gesticulating wildly. When Bartholomew, a notoriously stingy badger, proposed a mere thimbleful for each member, it did more than simply dissatisfy; it began to inflame the assembled creatures, their bristly backs rising with righteous indignation over the perceived injustice.
The orator's impassioned denunciation of injustice began to inflame the crowd, their murmurs escalating into a thunderous roar of collective outrage. He skillfully fanned the embers of their discontent, each pointed word designed to stir their deepest sentiments and ignite a fervent desire for change.
The orator's fulminations, delivered with bellicose fervor, began to inflame the assembled multitude. Their previously subdued disquietude blossomed into a palpable, cohesive fury, each pronouncement a spark igniting collective outrage against the perceived injustices.
The debater's audacious accusations began to inflame the assembly, their rhetoric stoking latent resentments within the council. Soon, a tempest of indignation erupted, each shouted retort adding fuel to the rising tempest of communal fury.
The orator's bombastic pronouncements, replete with outlandish exaggerations, began to inflame the already agitated crowd. Their collective indignation, fueled by the demagogue's hyperbolic rhetoric, swelled to a crescendo, their faces contorted in a veritable menagerie of apoplectic expressions, ready to dismantle the nearest piñata.
The grand pronouncement regarding mandatory lederhosen for all attendees at the International Ferret Fanciers' Ball did not merely disquiet; it managed to profoundly inflame the assembled enthusiasts, many of whom had, in fact, harbored aspirations of a more subdued, perhaps even sock-based, sartorial aesthetic.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.