spit fire
Quick to anger
Spit fire describes speaking with intense passion, anger, or vehemence—words coming out hot and fierce: She was spitting fire about the budget cuts.
The image is of flames shooting from the mouth.
Someone who spits fire attacks verbally with fury.
In hip-hop, to spit fire is to rap with exceptional skill and intensity.
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
incensed · livid · tirade · outburst · explosive · venomous · scathing · vitriolic
Formal eloquent discourse
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
articulate · powerful · commanding · rousing · stirring · declamation · preaching · sermon
rage
Intense, violent anger
fuming · incensed · livid · tirade · outburst · explosive · venomous · scathing · vitriolic · blistering
oratory
Formal eloquent discourse
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
fervent · articulate · powerful · commanding · rousing · stirring · declamation · preaching · sermon · harangue
spit firespeak softly
Vocalize at low volume
keep calm · hold one's tongue · bite one's tongue · keep one's cool · stay cool