Word info Synonyms

fired up

Speech parts

1. fired up - Adjective

2. fired up - Verb

Meaning

fired up (comparative more fired up, superlative most fired up)

(colloquial) Very emotional or excited, positively or negatively, regarding something.
Watching the political commentators on cable news channels always gets him fired up.

fired up

simple past and past participle of fire up

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Okay, well, I guess I'm still a kid. Because when I get really angry and fired up and I feel like my back is up against the wall, I will say vicious things. Howard Stern

The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car. Mario Andretti

Why can't a Democrat get fired up about protecting the environment and enacting gun control legislation just as right wing republicans get fired up about making sure that children have access to assault weapons and banning 'The catcher in the rye' and 'Harry Potter? Moby

[W]hen people talk about climate, I think jobs. Within our climate response lies an extraordinary engine of job creation and economic opportunity ready to be fired up. Joe Biden

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat. Francesca Annis

The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless. And I think it's true that society is becoming more and more passive, less and less fired up with enthusiasm, in many spheres. Peter Hammill

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