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Definition of flaring

Overview of verb flare

The verb flare has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (1) flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up

(burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity")

2. (1) flare out, flare

(become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out")

3. flare, flame

(shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment")

4. erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out

(erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism")

Overview of adj flaring

The adj flaring has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. aflare, flaring

(streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze")