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flare

1 of 2

noun

1
: a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention
also : a device or composition used to produce such a flare
The airport set flares to guide the landing plane at night.
2
a
: an unsteady glaring light
b
: solar flare
also : a sudden increase and decrease in the brightness of a star often amounting to a difference of several magnitudes (see magnitude sense 3)
3
a
: a sudden outburst (as of excitement or anger)
a flare of tempers in the courtroom
b
: flare-up sense 3
a flare of disease
4
a
: a spreading outward
also : a place or part that spreads
b
: an area of skin flush
a flare of reddened skin
5
: light resulting from reflection (as between lens surfaces) or an effect of this light (such as a fogged or dense area in a photographic negative)
6
a
: a short pass in football thrown to a back who is running toward the sideline
b
: a weakly hit fly ball in baseball
a flare into short right field
7
flares plural : pants that flare toward the bottom

flare

2 of 2

verb

flared; flaring

intransitive verb

1
a
: to burn with an unsteady flame
b
: to stream in the wind
2
a
: to shine with a sudden light
a match flares in the darkness
b(1)
: to become suddenly excited or angry
usually used with up
(2)
: to break out or intensify usually suddenly or violently
often used with up
c
: to express strong emotion (such as anger)
3
: to open or spread outward
the pants flare at the bottom

transitive verb

1
: to display conspicuously
flaring her scarf to attract attention
2
: to cause to flare
the breeze flares the candle
3
: to signal with a flare or by flaring
4
: to burn (a jet of waste gas) in the open air

Example Sentences

Noun the sudden flare of the match When the crew saw flares, they knew the other ship was in trouble. Verb pants that flare at the bottom The bull flared its nostrils.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
More recently, drought has threatened crops and hit power supplies in key industrial areas, while Covid-19 flare-ups have led authorities to impose sweeping new restrictions on businesses and daily life in cities including Shenzhen and Chengdu. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Prakash battled a stress fracture in his shin during the indoor season and minor flare-ups during the summer, but is now healthy. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Is there a fire extinguisher for the kitchen area since grease fires and stovetop flare-ups are a common cause of fires? Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2022 There are the symptoms, the flare-ups, the medications and therapies and appointments. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 People have very different experiences with vasculitis, with some having flare-ups of this condition like Kutcher described, and others experiencing symptoms that just never go away. Julia Métraux, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022 However, it is not advised to prevent children (or adults) from engaging in any sports or physical activity to prevent flare-ups. Talis Shelbourne, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2022 Around the same time, her other daughter, 9, experienced asthma flare-ups. Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Watch for flare-ups and make sure your chicken does not overly blacken. Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022
Verb
Ebola can sometimes linger in the eyes, central nervous system and bodily fluids of survivors and flare up years later. Reuters, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 The super wide-leg fair is the highlight of these pants, which flare out at the bottom. Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022 Humidity in the area is expected to fall while temperatures ramp up Tuesday, creating potential for hot spots to flare. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2022 Military conflicts continued to flare up, with the PRC shelling several outlying islands controlled by the ROC on two separate occasions. Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN, 24 May 2022 Respiratory viruses tend to flare as people congregate indoors, and people hit during the Omicron wave will be many months past their infections. Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip outside of mainland China in almost 2½ years is likely to be shorter than expected, and may not go ahead at all if Covid-19 outbreaks flare up again, according to people familiar with the preparations. Josh Chin, WSJ, 26 May 2022 Husband and wife frequently flare up at each other, but the trouble is always quickly smoothed over. New York Times, 13 July 2022 Remember that trees naturally flare out at the base of their trunk and the root collar should be visible above ground. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1616, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of flare was in 1580

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