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flare-up
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun flare-up has 1 sense
- flare-up(n = noun.event) burst, outburst - a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" is a kind of happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
has particulars: salvo, rush
Derived form verb flare up2
CIDE DICTIONARY
flare-up, n.
- A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute. [1913 Webster]
- A sudden bursting into flame; a flaring. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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