Erupt
Erupt verb - To develop suddenly and violently.
Usage example: a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
Flame
Flame verb - To develop suddenly and violently.
Usage example: my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up
Both words in one sentence
- The original incarnation would fire an invisible bolt that caused blue flame to erupt at the enemy's feet.
Source: Standard FPS Guns - Flame Wars still do erupt between Slovenes and Croats though (there was a minor territorial dispute several years ago).
- Flame wars on this topic especially erupt when people start talking about the reasons for it being either an obvious and smart move, or a stupid and out of nowhere one.
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