flare
verb (used without object)
to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
is flaring
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present progressiveof flare (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some countries that are able to export extra supplies to Europe, such as Algeria and Egypt, also could increase exports if they are incentivized to capture the gas that is flaring, Biroh said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
Pemex stated in recent quarterly filings that it is flaring too much.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2022
Americans are unlikely to be allowed in, given how the pandemic is flaring in the U.S. and President Donald Trump’s ban on Europeans entering the United States.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 2020
And, behind the scenes, a skirmish is flaring over what will be put to an investor vote at the bank’s annual shareholder meeting this spring.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2014
Good night; my candle has burned low in the socket, the paper is flaring already, I shall have to undress in the dark.
From The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher by Laurence Alma-Tadema
