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fume(verb, upset, get, rise, blow)
9
seethe(verb, upset, rise, blow, annoy)
7
burn(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
6
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, rise)
5
boil over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, rise)
5
overflow(verb, blow, bear, swell, big)
5
see red(verb, expression, idiom, upset, rise)
3
chafe(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
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erupt(verb, blow, rage, roar, storm)
3
fret(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
3
steam(verb, phrasal verb, blow, informal, rage)
2
be angry(verb, upset, desire, rise, blow)
2
be beside oneself(verb, blow, rage, roar, storm)
2
be furious(verb, blow, rage, roar, storm)
2
be uncontrollable(verb, blow, rage, roar, storm)
2
blow a fuse(verb, expression, idiom, blow, rage)
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burn up(expression, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
2
champ at bit(expression, idiom, blow, rage, roar)
2
flip out(expression, roar, tear, erupt)
2
fly off the handle(verb, expression, idiom, blow, rage)
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