flare up

VERB
  1. ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down
    the fire flared up and died down once again
  2. erupt or intensify suddenly
    Tempers flared at the meeting
    Unrest erupted in the country
    The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use flare up In A Sentence

  • The arthritic patient's joints may flare up. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
  • She poked at the fire causing it to flare up and throw more shadows across their faces.
  • Nevertheless, adult turkeys may harbor latent infections of coccidia that flare up when the host individual is stressed.
  • The result will be a world that muddles along, with the constant danger that unattended problems will flare up disastrously.
  • She said the strong southeaster which has fanned the flames over the past two days was set to continue, and there was a constant danger that smouldering coals in areas where flames had been extinguished, would flare up again.
  • Little wonder that fierce controversies flare up. Times, Sunday Times
  • There's also the added community backlash which can be seen indirectly in flare ups like the Fox News-Mass Effect fiasco et.al. We can also see echoes of Rockstar's decision to leave the content in in some of the more embarassing and alienating aspects of recent marketing schemes. A Pricey Cup Of Joe
  • One would think that meaning might flare up here or there though some chance concatenation of words.
  • He went into the Masters after a lengthy layoff with a lower back injury only for the trouble to flare up again the next week. Times, Sunday Times
  • But despite the cost in human life the posting has never caught the public imagination in the way much more minor flare ups in the world's political hotspots have.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy