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[ US /ˈfɫɛɹ/ ]
[ UK /flˈe‍ə/ ]
NOUN
  1. a sudden outburst of emotion
    she felt a flare of delight
    she could not control her flare of rage
  2. a shape that spreads outward
    the skirt had a wide flare
  3. (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
  4. a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
  5. a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
    he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss
  6. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
  7. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
  8. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
  9. a sudden burst of flame
  10. a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
    a colitis flare
    infection can cause a lupus flare
  11. am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
VERB
  1. burn brightly
    Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
  2. become flared and widen, usually at one end
    The bellbottom pants flare out
  3. shine with a sudden light
    The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
  4. erupt or intensify suddenly
    Tempers flared at the meeting
    Unrest erupted in the country
    The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism

How To Use flare In A Sentence

  • As the match flared in his hands, something needle-sharp sliced through his jacket to touch his spine. THE KEYS OF HELL
  • As a result, instead of the clean visuals that typify the science fiction genre, we see lens flares, shaky handheld cameras, zooms, and sloppy rack focuses even in CGI shots.
  • His nostrils flared at the name; unflared when I slipped a gold cinque coin into his tip pocket. 2009 July « Official Harry Harrison News Blog
  • Their cursed digital cameras flared out those blinding blue and green lights throughout the concert.
  • There was a brief flare of white light, and the Goddess vanished, leaving only a smattering of loose tinsel behind.
  • Trip flares, attached to low pickets, can be placed around a position or in an ambush site, and may either be fired when an enemy touches a tripwire or initiated by the defender or ambusher.
  • The logs ignited with a simple glimmer, and he gently blew on the ember to make it flare to life.
  • The waist was small and tapered into a V, and the skirt flared out slightly, with filmy layers overlying the dress.
  • The worst troubled flared around the shanty town 's makeshift mosque. The Sun
  • It is an act of worship to the sixties and seventies - to flares and body shirts and all that glitters.
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