Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flame up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
flame up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To flare; to become inflamed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To suddenly become extremely angry.

Intransitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

flames up (present, singular) flaming up (participle, present) flamed up (participle, past) flamed up (past)

Synonyms

flare up fire flare blaze up burn up

Questions

What does flame up mean?
To flare; to become inflamed.

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