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flare-up

noun

a sudden intense happening

-

an outburst of heavy rain

-

a burst of lightning

• Syn: ↑outburst, ↑burst

• Derivationally related forms: ↑flare up

• Hypernyms: ↑happening, ↑occurrence, ↑occurrent, ↑natural event

• Hyponyms: ↑salvo, ↑rush

Useful english dictionary. 2012.