flaring

[ flair-ing ]

adjective

1. blazing; flaming.
2. glaringly bright or showy.
3. spreading gradually outward in form:

   a flaring skirt.

Other Words From

• flaring·ly adverb
• un·flaring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flaring¹

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

Example Sentences

I play a little game isolating scents in patches of wind, flaring my nostrils and parting my lips slightly, as if wine tasting.

From Los Angeles Times

The virus - which affects poultry and wild birds - has been around for a century, usually flaring up in autumn and fading away in spring and summer.

From BBC

So we move on to Hampden on Tuesday and Ronaldo with his nostrils flaring at the thought of getting at a defence that has conceded seven goals in three games in this group so far.

From BBC

The ban on cricket has come to symbolise the deep-seated tensions that are flaring up in Monfalcone.

From BBC

For more than a week, far-right violence has been flaring up in cities in England and Northern Ireland – but not so far in Scotland.

From BBC

Related Words

• blazing
• burning
• combustible
• excitable
• fierce
• flaming
• glowing
• heated
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• impassioned
• intense
• red-hot
• spirited
• vehement
• violent