flaring

verb

  1. 1

    To cause to burn.

  2. 2

    To cause inflammation; to inflame.

  3. 3

    To open outward in shape.

    The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)
  4. 4

    To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

  5. 5

    To blaze brightly.

    The blast furnace flared in the night.
  6. 6

    To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.

    The candle flared in a sudden draught.
  7. 7

    To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.

  8. 8

    To suddenly happen or intensify.

  9. 9

    To suddenly erupt in anger.

  10. 10

    To be exposed to too much light.

noun

  1. 1

    The act of something that flares.

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