HyperDic: flare-up

English > 1 sense of the word flare-up:
NOUNeventflare-up, outburst, bursta sudden intense happening
English > flare-up: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA sudden intense happening.
Synonymsoutburst, burst
NarrowerrushA sudden burst of activity
salvoAn outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
Broaderhappening, occurrence, occurrent, natural eventAn event that happens
Spanishestallido
Catalanesclat, flamarada
Verbsflare uperupt or intensify suddenly

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