flaring

Pluralflarings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of flare. Use it for something that is flaring now, or for the act of flaring.

   His temper was flaring again by the end of dinner.

   The match kept flaring and then going out in the wind.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of something flaring, like a flame that suddenly grows bigger and brighter.

   We watched the flaring of the candle each time the door opened.

   The flaring of his nostrils showed how angry he was.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Burning off unwanted natural gas in open flames, mostly at places where oil is pumped.

   The orange flames from flaring can be seen from the highway at night.

   The oil company promised to stop flaring at its wells.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Streaming, flapping, or spreading out wide, like something blowing in the wind or floating in space.

   The kite had long flaring ribbons that spread out in the wind.

   A comet crossed the sky with a long, flaring tail.

   Similarflowing, streaming

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