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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down;
- Example: "the fire flared up and died down once again"

2. erupt or intensify suddenly;
- Example: "Unrest erupted in the country"
- Example: "Tempers flared at the meeting"
- Example: "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
[syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flare up
    v 1: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died
         down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
    2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country";
       "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a
       burst of patriotism" [syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up,
       flare, break open, burst out]