Synonyms of flaring (up)

flaring (up)

verb

present participle of flare (up)

1

as in having a fit

to become very angry

naturally I flared up when he insulted me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• having a fit
• snarling
• flipping (out)
• blowing up
• going ballistic
• flying into a rage
• hitting the roof
• angering
• blowing a gasket
• hitting the ceiling
• flying off the handle
• glaring
• blowing one's top
• forgetting oneself
• losing one's temper
• blowing one's stack
• snapping
• losing one's cool
• blowing one's cool
• exploding
• teeing off
• flaring (out)
• storming
• raging
• steaming
• flashing
• sputtering
• vituperating
• ranting
• raving
• warming
• fulminating
• smouldering
• venting
• bristling
• foaming
• smoldering
• sizzling
• bursting
• seething
• fuming
• burning
• glowering
• maddening
• enflaming
• inflaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calming (down)
• cooling (off or down)
• simmering down
• quieting (down)
• relaxing
• chilling out
• hushing

2

as in blazing (up)

to develop suddenly and violently

my allergies always flare up in the spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blazing (up)
• erupting
• bursting (forth)
• exploding
• breaking out
• swelling
• flaming
• mounting
• skyrocketing
• touching off
• proliferating
• mushrooming
• multiplying
• snowballing
• rocketing
• blowing up
• waxing
• detonating
• bourgeoning
• burgeoning
• ballooning