teeing off

verb

Definition of teeing offnext
present participle of tee off
as in flaring (up)

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  1. raging
  2. ranting
  3. sputtering
  4. angering
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  • Here is the list of fighters that gained immortality as a result of this raging inferno.
    Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Tell me about building what seemed like a raging inferno and then watching it sort of miss your rope and all slip away.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of raging
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  • The Pats addressed two of their biggest needs, but instead in Tuesday’s paper there’s me, smiling in my headshot and ranting in print, a clueless dope.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2024
  • This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the co-founder of Axios ranting about billionaire Elon Musk and his comments on X about being part of the news media.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of ranting
Verb
  • But if the reform process lags and if Bangladesh's sputtering economy doesn't improve, the public's patience could start to wear thin for an administration that for now enjoys ample support.
    Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Those reports have unnerved British officials, who fear the tariffs could throttle the country’s already sputtering economic growth.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of sputtering
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  • Around 10 individuals ran onto the court waving Palestinian flags, angering hundreds of attendees from the French Jewish community cheering for the Israeli team.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of angering
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