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.
Other Word Forms
- flaringly adverb
- unflaring adjective
Etymology
Origin of flaring
Example Sentences
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A wall of light blooms in front of me, flaring up from the forest floor.
From Literature
Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson said she is more concerned about downside risks to the labor market than about inflation flaring back up, arguing that price pressures are likely to ease next year.
From Barron's
Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson said she is more concerned about downside risks to the labor market than about inflation flaring back up, arguing that price pressures are likely to ease next year.
From Barron's
Alaska restricts flaring of natural gas, a common way to dispose of the volatile substance, but a lack of pipelines limits shipments to markets.
Together they gazed upon the dead tiger, with its ferocious teeth and flaring nostrils.
From Literature
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