- present participle of flare.
flaring
Americanadjective
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blazing; flaming.
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glaringly bright or showy.
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spreading gradually outward in form.
a flaring skirt.
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Origin of flaring
Example Sentences
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“It was flaring up, wasn’t recovering — however you want to word it,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
To separate the true signals from the effects of stellar flaring, the team developed specialized calibration methods.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Oil has been back in the spotlight with Iran tensions flaring back up, but investors are more focused on the start of another crucial quarterly earnings season.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Cost-of-living concerns, brought on by the flaring up of inflation since the pandemic, have led more union workers to the picket line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
I imagined that white girls with waved hair and flaring knee skirts did this sort of thing with their mothers—getting ready for dates, talking about boys.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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