Flare Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Tensions in the region began to flare up again after the government's latest decision.
- The argument had been simmering for weeks, but it suddenly flared up into a full-blown shouting match.
- As the economy faced another downturn, protests and demonstrations started to flare up in cities across the country.
- Her allergies would often flare up during the spring months when pollen counts were high.
- Rumors of corruption in the company had been circulating for months, but public outrage didn't flare up until the media got involved.