Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To burn brightly again.

    The fire flared up after we added more wood to it.

    aufflackern, auflodern, aufleuchten

    вспы́хиватьvspýxivatʹ, вспы́хнутьvspýxnutʹ

  2. (intransitive)To become more intense suddenly.

    Reports indicate that tensions have flared up in the Middle East again.

    The pain in my shoulder flares up when I turn my head.

    aufflammen, auflodern

    вспы́хиватьvspýxivatʹ

    спала́хуватиspaláxuvaty, спалахну́тиspalaxnúty

    erupt or intensify suddenly

  3. (intransitive, sometimes)To burst out suddenly, as in anger.

    The insult made him flare up.

    aufflammen, emporlodern

    вспы́хиватьvspýxivatʹ, вспы́хнутьvspýxnutʹ, вспыли́тьvspylítʹ

    спала́хуватиspaláxuvaty, спалахну́тиspalaxnúty

Examples

7 sentences
  1. There was a flare-up between local residents and state regulators.

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  2. You must be careful not to make his anger flare up.

    deDu mußt achtgeben, nicht seinen Zorn zu erregen.

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  3. She flared up at the sight of her husband walking with another woman.

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  4. His wife repulsed him on the pretext that her headaches were flaring up again.

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  5. William's emotions flared up.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
become more intense suddenly:
Русский
By meaning 2
burn brightly again:
burst out suddenly, as in anger:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
burn brightly again:
become more intense suddenly:
burst out suddenly, as in anger:

Forms

flares up, flaring up, flared up, flared up
Base formflare up · to flare up
3rd person singularflares up
Present participleflaring up
Past simpleflared up
Past participleflared up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyflare up
he, she, itflares up

Past simpleLesson

all personsflared up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave flared up
he, she, ithas flared up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill flare up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedflare-up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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