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 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.]