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flare up

/ flare up /

verb

verb Sense 1

ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

"the fire flared up and died down once again"

Type of:

ignite light

Kinds of:

kindle inflame

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 2

erupt or intensify suddenly

"Unrest erupted in the country"

"Tempers flared at the meeting"

"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

Type of:

intensify deepen

Derived:

outburst burst flare-up outbreak eruption

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

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