flare

[US]/fleə(r)/
[UK]/fler/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. cause to spread open; emit a signal that shines
vi. shine brightly; burn
n. flash of light; burst of fire; outbreak.

Phrases & Collocations

flare up

flare gun

solar flare

lens flare

flare stack

Example Sentences

a flare-up of the embers.

a flare-up of anger.

a flare-up of rheumatism.

Tempers flared at the meeting.

a flare-up between the two countries.

she didn't half flare up!.

The skirt flares at the knees.

The rockets flared a warning.

The fire flared out brightly.

a sudden flare as she lit the gas

The skirt should be flared at the bottom.

The torch flares in the darkness.

The fire flared into life.

The breeze flared the candle.

He flared at me.

I saw the sudden flare of a flashlight in the darkness.

a skirt that flares from the waist; nostrils that flared with anger.

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