fuelling

VERB

give energy to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feed incite inflame sustain

STRONG

charge fan fire gas nourish service supply

WEAK

fill 'er up fill up gas up stoke up tank up

Antonyms

WEAK

de-energize deplete discourage unfuel

Example Sentences

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He claimed that Kushner's involvement, rather than concerns about the development itself, was fuelling the protests.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

Despite rapid economic growth, millions of people in the world's most populous nation still struggle to find stable and well-paying jobs, fuelling discontent.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

On Friday 12 June, a presenter introduced an edition of news magazine programme ZDFheute Live about the violence in Belfast entitled "How Musk is fuelling the protests".

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

ADP private payrolls data and the ISM services report were stronger than expected, fuelling expectations the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The schoolroom was perfumed with the smoke of peat, for it was the landward pupils' week of the fuelling, and they were accustomed to bring each his own peat under his arm every morning.

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Munro, Neil