flare-up
Meanings
- a sudden intense happening;
- "an outburst of heavy rain"
- "a burst of lightning"
- ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down;
- "the fire flared up and died down once again"
- erupt or intensify suddenly;
- "Unrest erupted in the country"
- "Tempers flared at the meeting"
- "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"