Flaring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

burn brightly

become flared and widen, usually at one end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈeəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈeəɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɛɹɪŋ/.

Examples

Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
The bellbottom pants flare out
The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burn up burst out aflare flame flame up break open flare up flare erupt blaze up irrupt flare out

Parts of Speech

verb	burn brightly “Every star seemed to flare with new intensity”
verb	become flared and widen, usually at one end “The bellbottom pants flare out”
verb	shine with a sudden light “The night sky flared with the massive bombardment”
verb	erupt or intensify suddenly “Unrest erupted in the country”
adjective	streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air “ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her”

Word Forms

flare	noun	a sudden burst of flame
eruption	noun	a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
irruption	noun	a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
flare-up	noun	a sudden intense happening

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufflackern

hell brennen

🇫🇷French

torchage

brûler vivement

🇪🇸Spanish

resplandeciente

arde brillantemente

🇮🇹Italian

svasato

bruciare brillantemente

🇳🇱Dutch

flakkeren

helder branden

🇵🇹Portuguese

queimando

queimar intensamente

🇷🇺Russian

пылающий

ярко гореть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जगमगाता हुआ

तेजी से जलो

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্বলন্ত

উজ্জ্বলভাবে পোড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

எரியும்

பிரகாசமாக எரியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మండిపోతున్నాయి

ప్రకాశవంతంగా కాల్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भडकणे

तेजस्वीपणे बर्न करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભડકતું

તેજસ્વી બર્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರಿಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന

തിളങ്ങി കത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਣਾ

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਸਾੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھڑکنا

چمکدار جلائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

燃烧

明亮地燃烧

🇯🇵Japanese

フレアする

明るく燃える

🇰🇷Korean

활활 타는

밝게 타오르다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bùng lên

đốt cháy rực rỡ

🇹🇭Thai

วูบวาบ

เผาไหม้อย่างสดใส

🇮🇩Indonesian

terang

menyala terang

🇵🇭Filipino

naglalagablab

magsunog ng maliwanag

🇲🇾Malay

menyala

terbakar dengan terang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحراق

حرق الزاهية

🇮🇷Persian

شعله ور شدن

روشن بسوزد

🇹🇷Turkish

ışıl ışıl

parlak bir şekilde yanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתלקח

לשרוף באור בהיר

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The primary meaning of 'flaring' is 'burn brightly'.

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Using 'flaring' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'flaring' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'flaring' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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