flar·ing /ˈflærɪŋ, ˈflɛr-/
(a.)發光的,燃燒的,引人注目的
Flare v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flared p. pr. & vb. n. Flaring.]
1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.
With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head. --Shak.
4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.]
Flaring in sunshine all the day. --Prior.
5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.
To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [Colloq.]
Flar·ing a.
1. That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out with a dazzling light.
His [the sun's] flaring beams. --Milton.
2. Opening or speading outwards.
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flaring
adj 1: having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a
skirt flaring from the waist" [syn: flared]
2: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current
of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her";
"flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" [syn: aflare,
flying, waving]