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flares up

flares up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 flares up

What is flares up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flares up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flare up.

Words near flares up in the dictionary

  1. flarepaths
  2. flarer
  3. flarers
  4. flares
  5. flares out
  6. flares up
  7. flareship
  8. flareships
  9. flarest
  10. flareth
  11. flareup

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