blew up, flared (up), flipped (out)(slang)

angered, fulminated, raged, ranted, raved, snapped, snarled, sputtered, stormed, teed off, vented, vituperatedbristled, burned(or burnt), foamed, fumed, glared, glowered, seethed, sizzled, smoldered(or smouldered), steamed, warmedburst(also bursted), exploded, flared (out), flashed, inflamed(also enflamed), maddened

blew a gasket, blew one's cool, blew one's stack, blew one's top, flew into a rage, forgot oneself, had a fit, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lost one's cool, lost one's temper, went ballistic

calmed (down), simmered down

chilled out(slang), cooled (off or down), relaxedhushed, quieted (down)