Synonyms

flaring

American

[flair-ing] / ˈflɛər ɪŋ /

adjective

blazing; flaming.
glaringly bright or showy.
spreading gradually outward in form.

a flaring skirt.

Other Word Forms

flaringly adverb
unflaring adjective

Etymology

Origin of flaring

First recorded in 1585–95; flare + -ing ²

Example Sentences

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Hazardous haze has also been choking people elsewhere in South East Asia, with the most number of hotspots flaring up across Malaysia and Indonesia in seven years.

From BBC

Concerns are flaring around the enormous capital expenditures needed to fund the buildout of data centers.

From Barron's

It stood up against the yawning lid, shiny and sharp with a flaring nostril.

From Literature

Even the rushlight turned black -a black flame flaring above him ...

From Literature

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 Literature

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