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flare up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | flare up - ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"kindle, inflame - catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" | | 2. | flare up - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"erupt, irrupt, break open, burst out, flaredeepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
flareverb1. To undergo combustion:blaze, burn, combust, flame.2. To become manifest suddenly and in full force.Also used with up:break out, burst (forth or out), erupt, explode.3. To react explosively or suddenly.Also used with up:fly.phrasal verb
flare upTo be or become angry:anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, foam, fume, rage, seethe.Informal: steam.Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.Translationsflare (fleə) verb1. to burn with a bright unsteady light. The firelight flared. 閃爍 闪烁2. (of a skirt, trousers etc) to become wider at the bottom edge. a flared skirt. 張開 张开flare up suddenly to burn strongly: A quarrel flared up between them (noun ˈflare-up) 突然燒起來 突然烧起来flare up
flare up1. To begin to burn. Don't worry, the tinder will flare up eventually.2. To begin to burn more intensely. The fire suddenly flared up and crackled even louder.3. To suddenly worsen or intensify. My arthritis always seems to flare up at this time of year.4. To suddenly lash out in anger. After I accidentally tapped that guy with my shopping cart, he just flared up and started screaming in my face!5. To intensify into violence. This area is so unstable that war is liable to flare up at any moment.See also: flare, upflare up 1. Lit. [for something] to ignite and burn. The firewood flared up at last—four matches having been used. 2. Lit. [for a fire] to burn brightly again and expand rapidly. After burning quietly for a while, the fire suddenly flared up and made the room very bright. 3. Fig. [for a pain or medical condition] to get worse suddenly. My arthritis flares up during the damp weather. 4. Fig. [for a dispute] to break out or escalate into a battle. A war flared up in the Middle East. We can't send the whole army every time a dispute flares up. 5. and flare up at someone or something Fig. to lose one's temper at someone or something. I could tell by the way he flared up at me that he was not happy with what I had done. I didn't mean to flare up.See also: flare, upflare upSuddenly become angry, as in She flared up at the slightest provocation. This metaphoric expression, dating from the mid-1800s, transfers a sudden burst of flame to sudden rage. See also: flare, upflare upv.1. To begin to increase in intensity: My rash flared up when I went outdoors into the sunshine.2. To express sudden, strong negative emotions, especially anger or hate: The store manager flared up when the employee started talking back.See also: flare, upEncyclopediaSeeflareflare up
Synonyms for flare upverb ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died downRelated Wordsverb erupt or intensify suddenlySynonyms- erupt
- irrupt
- break open
- burst out
- flare
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