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
  • Since 2024, the company has made clear its traditional customer base just isn’t all that interested in a car that doesn’t come with a snarling combustion engine.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Starting Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday morning’s high tide, the ocean poured into urban cities up and down the coast, breaking a recent record for flooding in Fort Lauderdale and snarling traffic in both counties.
    — Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarling
Verb
  • The Hunga caldera is thought to have collapsed even as the volcano was erupting.
    — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
  • However, this doesn't seem to be the case with the jets erupting from blazar 3C 345.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • The protests are quickly blowing up as a hot topic in the election campaign to replace President Emmanuel Macron next May.
    — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That was something they were primed to be paying attention to, since Mora had been seen blowing up at Summers the week prior, when CSU was busy giving up 59 points to UTSA.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of blowing up
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  • If civilian use of wireless technologies is exploding, military applications are also rising, and everything from drones to armored vehicles is now part of the larger set of attack units.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Viard watched firsthand as fashion ballooned into a global industry, designers becoming celebrities unto themselves and budgets exploding.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploding
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  • The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Spain is hard-hit due to small rental market The housing crunch has been simmering for years in Spain, eating into household budgets and angering voters.
    — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of angering
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  • Since breaking out in the tween-friendly Twilight saga twenty years ago, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have each transformed themselves into Hollywood’s most arthouse-friendly weirdos.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The dispute led to a fight breaking out, during which police allege 47-year-old Victor Rivera Hartford stabbed Tellado.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking out
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  • But the data gap was particularly glaring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, potentially missing 75% of the population, according to a recent paper co-authored by CDC statisticians.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Tensions over the Middle East Another glaring issue the two leaders could discuss is the widening conflict in the Middle East.
    — Mariam Khan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of glaring
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  • The janitor resumed snapping at the bushes with her shears—tiny, clear quartz beads scattered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota led the Commanders to a stunning 33-31 victory over the Seahawks, snapping Seattle’s franchise-record 12-game winning streak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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