schüren — meaning in English

English meaning

• fuel noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
• poke verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
• stoke verb To add fuel to a fire to keep it burning, or to feed a furnace.

Senses

schüren is used for these senses in English:

• fuel (transitive) To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
• poke To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
• stoke (transitive, obsolete) To poke, pierce, thrust.

fuel — full definition

1. noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
2. verb To supply something with fuel, or to strengthen or intensify a feeling or situation.

poke — full definition

1. verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
2. verb To thrust something out or forward, such as one's head or tongue.
3. noun A prod, jab, or thrust.
4. noun A Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish mixed with seasonings.

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