flared adjective flared jeans → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus flare 5 if a piece of clothing flares out, it becomes wider at one end flare out The dress flares out from the hips. 4 WIDE if a person or animal flares their nostril s (=the openings at the end of the nose ), or if their nostrils flare, their nostrils become wider because they are angry The bull flared its nostrils. 3 ( also flare up ) WORSE if a disease or illness flares up, it suddenly becomes worse The injury has flared up again, keeping him out of today’s game. 2 ( also flare up ) INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC if strong feelings flare or flare up, people suddenly become angry, violent etc Rioting has flared up in several towns. ![]() ○○ verb 1 ( also flare up ) BURN to suddenly begin to burn, or to burn more brightly for a short time The fire flared up again.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English flare flare 1 / fleə $ fler /
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