79 entries under explode topic. ×

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burn(verb, blow, feelings, flash, glow)
10
seethe(verb, rise, rage, feelings, excited)
9
erupt(verb, give, collapse, excited, blast)
8
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, rise, collapse)
8
rage(noun, verb, passion, rise, swell)
7
flare(noun, verb, attack, rise, blow)
6
blow a gasket(verb, expression, idiom, rage, feelings)
6
burst(noun, verb, collapse, excited, blast)
6
fume(verb, rise, rage, feelings, excited)
5
blaze(verb, collapse, excited, blast, burn)
5
go off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, excited, blast)
4
boil(verb, rise, rage, excited, appear)
4
boil over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, rise, swell)
4
fire(noun, verb, passion, anger, rage)
4
ignite(verb, set, burn, glow, blaze)
4
kindle(verb, burn, glow, blaze)
3
break out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, collapse, excited)
3
burst forth(expression, appear, vent)
3
burst out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, excited, blast)
3
flame up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, collapse, excited)
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