flare-up

Nouns

  • (n) a sudden intense happening
    • an outburst of heavy rain
    • a burst of lightning
    outburst, burst,

Verbs

  • (v) ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down
    • the fire flared up and died down once again
  • (v) 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, flare,

Synonyms

outburst burst erupt irrupt break open burst out flare

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