flame up
verb
1 flame up
2 flame up
Become ignited.
synonym: fire.
Roget 825:
be impatient
etc.
adj.;
not be able to bear
etc.
826;
bear ill,
wince,
chafe,
champ a bit;
be in a stew
etc.
n.;
be out of all patience,
fidget,
fuss,
not have a wink of sleep;
toss on one's pillow.
lose one's temper
etc.
900;
break out,
burst out,
fly out;
go off,
fly off,
fly off at a tangent,
fly off the handle,
lose one's cool [Coll.];
explode,
flare up,
flame up,
fire up,
burst into a flame,
take fire,
fire,
burn;
boil,
boil over;
foam,
fume,
rage,
rave,
rant,
tear;
go wild,
run wild,
run mad,
go into hysterics;
run riot,
run amuck;
battre la campagne [Fr.],
faire le diable a quatre [Fr.],
play the deuce.
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Moby thesaurus: bake, be angry, be excitable, be in heat, bellow, blaze, blaze up, bloom, blow a gasket, blow up, boil, broil, burn, catch fire, catch the infection, choke, combust, come apart, cook, excite easily, explode, fire up, flame, flare, flare up, flash up, flicker, flip, flush, fry, gasp, get excited, glow, go into hysterics, have a tantrum, hit the ceiling, ignite, incandesce, kindle, pant, parch, radiate heat, rage, ramp, rant, rant and rave, rave, roast, run a temperature, scald, scorch, seethe, shimmer with heat, simmer, smolder, smother, spark, spunk up, steam, stew, stifle, storm, suffocate, sweat, swelter, take fire, toast, turn a hair ... show more.
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