flare up
flare up
Verb
1. ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
(hypernym) ignite, light
(hyponym) kindle, inflame
2. erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
(synonym) erupt, irrupt, flare, break open, burst out
(hypernym) intensify, deepen
(derivation) outburst, burst, flare-up
flare-up
Noun
1. a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
(synonym) outburst, burst
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) salvo
(derivation) erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out
flare up
become suddenly angry, begin again suddenly The fighting flared up again after the United Nations soldiers left the town.
flare up
n.
چھو, جوش, جذبہ, غصہ, خشم, کرودھ
flare up
Synonyms and related words:
access, bake, be angry, be excitable, be in heat, belch, bellow, blaze, blaze of temper, blaze up, bloom, blow a gasket, blow up, blowup, bob up, boil, boil over, break forth, bristle, broil, burn, burst, burst forth, cascade, catch fire, catch the infection, choke, combust, come apart, convulsion, cook, cyclone, debouch, debouchment, deflagration, dissiliency, eructation, erupt, eruption, excite easily, explode, explosion, fire up, fit, flame, flame up, flare, flash, flash fire, flash up, flicker, flip, flush, fry, fume, gale, gasp, get excited, gleam, glow, go into hysterics, gush, gust, have a tantrum, high words, hit the ceiling, hurricane, ignite, incandesce, irrupt, irruption, jet, kindle, outbreak, outburst, pant, parch, paroxysm, pop up, radiate heat, rage, ramp, rant, rant and rave, rapids, rave, roast, run a temperature, rush, sally, scald, scene, scorch, seethe, seizure, shimmer with heat, simmer, smolder, smother, spark, spasm, spate, spew, spring up, spunk up, spurt, start up, steam, stew, stifle, storm, suffocate, sweat, swelter, take fire, tempest, toast, tornado, torrent, turn a hair, upheaval, volcan, whirlwind
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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