Definition of Flareup

1. n. A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute.

2. n. A sudden bursting into flame; a flaring.

Definition of Flareup

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of flare-up) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flareup

1. a sudden outbreak [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flareup

flare angel
flare gun
flare out
flare path
flare star
flare streaming
flare up
flare up at
flareback
flarebacks
flared
flared teeth
flarepath
flares
flareup (current term)
flareups
flarier
flariest
flarimeter
flaring
flaringly
flary
flaser
flasers
flash-ball
flash-forward
flash-freeze
flash-frozen

Literary usage of Flareup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Na kanawai o ka repubalika o Hawaii, by Hawaii (1880)
"... visible all round the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flareup light or flareup lights at short intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes. ..."

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