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Verb	1.	flare up - ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again" ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" kindle, inflame - catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
	2.	flare up - 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 deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

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vi (lit, fig: situation, affair) → aufflackern, auflodern; (fig, person) → aufbrausen, auffahren; (injury) → wieder Schwierigkeiten machen; (fighting, epidemic) → ausbrechen; (anger) → zum Ausbruch kommen; his acne flared up → seine Akne trat wieder auf; she flared up at me → sie fuhr mich an

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aflare bell-bottoms bellbottom pants bellbottom trousers Bengal light blaze blunderbuss break open erupt flare flare out flare pass flare star flare-up flared flares Flaring forward pass fusee	She would flare up at them and make trouble, in her small but quite decided and resolute way; for she has a character of her own, and lacks neither promptness nor initiative. A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context The colonel, thinking it all over, made up his mind not to pursue the matter further, but then for his own satisfaction proceeded to cross-examine Vronsky about his interview; and it was a long while before he could restrain his laughter, as Vronsky described how the government clerk, after subsiding for a while, would suddenly flare up again, as he recalled the details, and how Vronsky, at the last half word of conciliation, skillfully maneuvered a retreat, shoving Petritsky out before him. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of the Communists. The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context	Flanner Flannery O'Connor flap flap away flap down Flap tile Flap valve Flap-eared Flap-mouthed flapcake flapdoodle Flapdragon flaperon flapjack flappable flapper Flapper skate flapping flaps flare flare dud flare out flare pass flare path flare star flare up flare-up flareback flared flarepath flares Flaring Flaringly flash flash back flash blindness Flash boiler flash bulb flash burn Flash burner flash butt welding flash camera flash card flash eliminator flash flood flash gun Flash house flash in the pan flash lamp Flash light flash memory	Flare Activated Radiobiological Observation Flare and cell Flare Buildup Study flare chute flare dud Flare Energetic Particle flare factor Flare fitting Flare gas Flare Gas Recovery Flare gun flare header Flare Irradiance Spectral Model Flare jeans flare out flare out flare pass flare path flare patterns Flare pistol Flare Prediction System flare single-unit flare spot flare star flare star Flare stars Flare stars flare up flare, solar flare, solar flare, solar flare-type bucket flare-type burner flare-up flare-up flare-up flare-ups flare-ups flare-ups flareback flareback flared flared flared flared flared flared brick flared eaves Flared End Element Flared End Section flared joint flared post Flared trousers flared up flared up flared up flared up flareout

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aflare
bell-bottoms
bellbottom pants
bellbottom trousers
Bengal light
blaze
blunderbuss
break open
erupt
flare
flare out
flare pass
flare star
flare-up
flared
flares
Flaring
forward pass
fusee

She would flare up at them and make trouble, in her small but quite decided and resolute way; for she has a character of her own, and lacks neither promptness nor initiative.

A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context

The colonel, thinking it all over, made up his mind not to pursue the matter further, but then for his own satisfaction proceeded to cross-examine Vronsky about his interview; and it was a long while before he could restrain his laughter, as Vronsky described how the government clerk, after subsiding for a while, would suddenly flare up again, as he recalled the details, and how Vronsky, at the last half word of conciliation, skillfully maneuvered a retreat, shoving Petritsky out before him.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of the Communists.

The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context