flare
verb (used without object)
to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
was flaring
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past progressiveof flare.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In interviews, patients were also asked if they could list the order that symptoms usually occurred when their disease was flaring.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
The other victim, his brother-in-law, Douglas James Dillon Sr., called for help during the first storm because his asthma was flaring up.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Already, trust in institutions was declining, and rage was flaring up in public life.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
She was overheating, her joints ached and her psoriasis was flaring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Not because my bus was running behind schedule, or because my knee was flaring up again, or because of any other reasonable explanation.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
