incensing
Making someone livid
Incensing is the present participle of incense, meaning to make extremely angry or enraged: His dismissive attitude was incensing everyone in the room.
The word carries a sense of provocation—incensing implies the anger builds through some aggravating cause rather than erupting spontaneously.
Separately, incensing can mean perfuming with incense, though this use is rare.
Causing extreme anger
- enragingCausing intense indignation
- maddeningCausing extreme frustration
- provokingCausing a reaction
- outragingCausing violent displeasure
aggravating · exasperating · irritating · vexing · galling · riling · antagonizing · inflaming
infuriating
Causing extreme anger
outraging · aggravating · exasperating · irritating · vexing · galling · riling · antagonizing · inflaming · goading
censer
Vessel for burning aromatics
worship · liturgy · offering · purification · consecration · sanctuary · priest · sacred · cleansing · devotion
aromatic
Pleasantly strong-smelling
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- sandalwoodAromatic wood from tropical trees
- patchouliAromatic tropical mint extract
jasmine · lavender · cedar · pine · sage · nag champa · oud · amber · musk · spicy
- Catholic Ritesfuneral rite, marriage rite, last rites, holy orders, matrimony
- monastic lifecelibacy, cloister, habit, vespers, obedience
- blessingsblessing, blessing prayer, divine blessing, spiritual gifts, divine favor
- massmass, masses, bulk, body mass, atomic mass
- sacramentsbaptism, christening, confirmation, communion, matrimony
- wedding ritesexchange of rings, ring exchange, vows, pronouncement, declaration
incensingcalming
Inducing a settled state
soothing · pacifying · placating · pleasing · mollifying
incensingconciliating
Calming hostile parties
conciliatory · reconciling · peacemaking · defusing · de-escalating