Overview of noun flare-up

The noun flare-up has 1 sense

• outburst, burst, flare-up -- (a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning")

Overview of verb flare-up

The verb flare up has 2 senses

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


• erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out -- (erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism")