flaring Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb burn brightly
   blaze up; flare; flame up; burn up.
   
   • Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
2. verb become flared and widen, usually at one end
   flare out; flare.
   
   • The bellbottom pants flare out
3. verb shine with a sudden light
   flare; flame.
   
   • The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
4. verb erupt or intensify suddenly
   flare; break open; erupt; flare up; burst out; irrupt.
   
   • Unrest erupted in the country
   • Tempers flared at the meeting
   • The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
5. adjective satellite streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
   aflare.
   
   • ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her
   • flags aflare in the breeze

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