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
  • Atlanta police said a man was struck and killed on the Downtown Connector near Williams Street, snarling the morning commute for hours.
    — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The 2012 Olympic gold medalist was named to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team in 2021 after snarling, dunking and driving with full force every play, every night.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of snarling
Verb
  • Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Triton’s nitrogen geyser system Voyager 2 observed at least four dark plumes erupting from Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, during its 1989 flyby.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • Your originality can solve the tension without blowing up the plan.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Lynn had perhaps the special teams coverage play of the week in the fourth quarter, blowing up tight end Lake McRee on a kickoff before making the tackle.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of blowing up
Verb
  • Octane measures how well fuel resists exploding prematurely under compression in a gasoline engine.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In late 2023, the exploding popularity of these drugs caused shares of medical device companies like Insulet to plummet, fueled by the narrative that GLP-1s would eliminate the need for insulin.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploding
Verb
  • However, Gemini halted withdrawals from its Earn program in November 2022, angering some of its more than 300,000 users.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Newsom also wants to reduce payments that fire victims can receive for non-economic damages including pain and suffering, angering victims of the Eaton fire.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of angering
Verb
  • 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
  • But there’s a universal element that all young adult actors must contend with — breaking out of the space.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking out
Verb
  • The duo's defiance paved the way for a resolution to condemn socialism, a key election-year messaging bill for the GOP that drew glaring defections among Democrats, many of whom were incensed at the turn of events.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Around his ankle is a heavy plastic GPS tracking device, with a red, LED status light glaring like a demonic eye.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of glaring
Verb
  • For those who didn't feel like giving the big UMass-Rutgers game Thursday night your time and effort, the Minutemen stunned Greg Schiano's group, 37-21, snapping a 16-game losing streak to FBS teams.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Edman led the team with four, but Hernández’ second knock was the most important one, snapping the skid and taking Tarik Skubal off the hook for a loss.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 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 6 Sep. 2026.

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