12
burn(verb, set, destroy, hot, glow)
8
ignite(verb, light, destroy, heat, burn)
8
blaze(verb, light, destroy, hot, heat)
7
catch fire(verb, expression, idiom, burn)
7
conflagrate(verb, light, heat, glow, blaze)
7
erupt
6
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
6
flame(verb, light, destroy, hot, heat)
5
take fire(verb, expression, idiom)
4
have a fit(verb, expression, idiom)
4
flare(verb, light, hot, heat, glow)
4
glow(verb, light, heat, blaze, melt)
4
throw a fit(verb, expression, idiom)
3
have kittens(verb, expression, idiom)
3
hit the ceiling(verb, expression, idiom)
3
hit the roof(verb, expression, idiom)
3
blow a fuse(verb, expression, idiom)
3
blow one's stack
3
cauterize(verb, light, heat, glow, blaze)
3
fly off the handle
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