flaring (up)
verb
1
as in going ballistic
to become very angry naturally I flared up when he insulted me Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- going ballistic
- blowing up
- forgetting oneself
- snarling
- flying into a rage
- blowing a gasket
- flipping (out)
- hitting the roof
- angering
- having a fit
- blowing one's top
- hitting the ceiling
- losing one's temper
- blowing one's stack
- flying off the handle
- losing one's cool
- glaring
- snapping
- blowing one's cool
- teeing off
- exploding
- vituperating
- storming
- raging
- steaming
- sputtering
- flashing
- flaring (out)
- ranting
- warming
- raving
- fulminating
- venting
- bristling
- foaming
- smoldering
- sizzling
- seething
- fuming
- bursting
- glowering
- burning
- maddening
- smouldering
- inflaming
- enflaming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- calming (down)
- cooling (off or down)
- simmering down
- quieting (down)
- chilling out
- relaxing
- hushing
2
as in erupting
to develop suddenly and violently my allergies always flare up in the spring Synonyms & Similar Words
- erupting
- breaking out
- exploding
- blazing (up)
- bursting (forth)
- swelling
- flaming
- touching off
- mounting
- skyrocketing
- mushrooming
- proliferating
- blowing up
- snowballing
- multiplying
- rocketing
- waxing
- ballooning
- detonating
- bourgeoning
- burgeoning