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flared up

flared up is the simple past and past participle of flare up.

Meaning of flare up

Verb

flare up (third-person singular simple present flares up, present participle flaring up, simple past and past participle flared up)

  1. (intransitive) To burn brightly again.
    • The fire flared up after we added more wood to it.
  2. (intransitive) To become more intense suddenly.
    • Reports indicate that tensions have flared up in the Middle East again.
  3. (intransitive, sometimes) To burst out suddenly, as in anger.
    • The insult made him flare up.

Questions about flared up

What is flared up the simple past and past participle of?
Flared up is the simple past and past participle of flare up.

Words near flared up in the dictionary

  1. flarebacks
  2. flareboard
  3. flareboards
  4. flared
  5. flared out
  6. flared up
  7. flaregun
  8. flareguns
  9. flareless
  10. flareout
  11. flareouts

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