flaring
verb
- 1
To cause to burn.
- 2
To cause inflammation; to inflame.
- 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
To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- 5
To blaze brightly.
“The blast furnace flared in the night.”
- 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
To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
- 8
To suddenly happen or intensify.
- 9
To suddenly erupt in anger.
- 10
To be exposed to too much light.
noun
- 1
The act of something that flares.
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