Explode
Flash
Flash verb - To shoot forth bursts of light.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Also, if their life meter runs out, instead of dying instantly, they flash and explode for several seconds before actually disappearing.
Source: Platforming Pocket Pal - From Under the Dome: Rusty has this reaction when he realizes that Jim Rennie's several-hundred-gallon propane supply is about to explode and flash-fry the enclosed town.
Source: Oh Crap / Literature -
Flash catches the arrow that Green Arrow shot at him, only for it to explode in his face, similar to a scene in The Avengers.
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