flame up

verb

To flare; to become inflamed.

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Meanings

verbflame up (third-person singular simple present flames up, present participle flaming up, simple past and past participle flamed up)

present singular third person flames up · participle present flaming up · participle past flamed up · past flamed up

  1. intransitiveTo flare; to become inflamed.
  2. idiomaticintransitiveTo suddenly become extremely angry.
  3. transitiveTo light up; to light a joint, blunt, pipe, etc.; to smoke crack cocaine.

    Synonyms: flare up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo light up; to light a joint, blunt, pipe, etc.; to smoke crack cocaine.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbburn brightly

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flareblaze upburn up
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burncombust

verbbecome ignited

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fire
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changealtervary
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blaze upburn upfireflare

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

flame up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20up

MLA

“flame up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flame up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20up.

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