FLARE UP

• (verb) erupt or intensify suddenly

  "Unrest erupted in the country", "Tempers flared at the meeting", "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

  synonyms : break open , burst out , erupt , flare , irrupt

• (verb) ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

  "the fire flared up and died down once again"

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