flaring (up)

verb

Definition of flaring (up)next
present participle of flare (up)
1
as in having a fit
to become very angry naturally I flared up when he insulted me

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2
as in blazing (up)
to develop suddenly and violently my allergies always flare up in the spring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaring (up)
  1. snarling
  2. erupting
  3. blowing up
  4. exploding
  5. angering
  6. breaking out
  7. glaring
  8. snapping
Verb
  • The westbound lanes of Interstate 30 were closed, snarling traffic for the morning commute as crews worked to clear the scene.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Dmitriev followed up by posting a meme about the new global world order — an American eagle and a Russian bear together snarling at a British lion over the fate of a fracturing European continent.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of snarling
Verb
  • Its texture suggests that the magma cooled relatively slowly beneath the surface rather than erupting as lava.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The jet slammed nose-first like a missile into a busy Palm Beach County road, before erupting into flames and sending thick black smoke into the sky, dashcam video shows.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • The Defense Secretary at the president’s direction are blowing up fishing boats in the middle of oceans.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Your phone is blowing up with text messages urging you to vote.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of blowing up
Verb
  • But that was scrapped after Barcelo spotted a better deal in solar, where there were only a few domestic manufacturers at a moment when demand was exploding and Chinese firms, who could see a US crackdown coming, were looking to pull up stakes.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • It’s imbued in the music and exploding out of the performances, from the gravitas that Ledisi wields to the vulnerability etched in Pfeiffer’s every run.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of exploding
Verb
  • Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers.
    — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of angering
Verb
  • Then a little grin started breaking out at the corners of his mouth.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Guardians won Game 1 by breaking out their bats, but neither team hit particularly well in Game 2, when a crucial error cost Cleveland.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of breaking out
Verb
  • All three have suffered significant injuries, turning that unit from a Panthers strength into a glaring weakness.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The problems — an inconsistent pass rush, short-yardage struggles and too many penalties — have been glaring.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of glaring
Verb
  • Cleveland started its Open Division trifecta two years ago by snapping Palisades’ streak of 11 consecutive titles with a 15-4 finals victory at Valley College.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Knicks fell, 115-107, to the Cavaliers, snapping a four-game winning streak and dropping their record to 6-5.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of snapping
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“Flaring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaring%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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