# flared

Pronunciation: say "FLAIRD" US /flɛɹd/, UK /flɛəd/, AUS /fleːd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of flare. — simple past and past participle of flare
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of flare. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _Fighting flared again along the border after the talks broke down._
   - _The horse's nostrils flared as it caught the scent of smoke._

## Adjective

2. Of pants and similar garments, widening toward the bottom of the legs in a bell-bottomed cut.
   - Simple: Of pants and similar clothes, getting wider toward the bottom of the legs.
   - _The band posed for the album cover in flared pants and platform boots._
   - _Designers brought back flared denim after years of skinny jeans._

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