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flaring

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfɫɛɹɪŋ// UK //flˈeəɹɪŋ// flar·ing

v. to shine or glow brightly, often in a way that is sudden or uncontrolled. You use this to describe things like gas fires, angry faces, or bright lights.

v. to emit a sudden, bright, or intense light or flame. Often describes the uncontrolled release of energy or the physical manifestation of strong emotion.


SIMPLE

The sun is flaring behind the clouds.

CONTEXTUAL

The gas plant had to shut down after a sudden flaring of the waste gas caused a safety alarm.

COMPLEX

The photographer captured the moment the sun was flaring through the canyon, casting long, golden shadows across the jagged rock faces.

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