to flare
18
4.2
- verb
- /flɛr/
:
llamear
- When it fell, a series of lights flared up, illuminating the entire area.
It's very faint, but we know that it flares when a star like the sun comes close to it.
- It's very faint, but we know that it flares when a star like the sun comes close to it.
Examples
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Karo watched Gharey's torch flare and thought about the magic of fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the early night, the sails flared a brilliant orange, red, and yellow.
Fiction book (1991) -
The powder's gonna flare up when I light it, so watch yourself.
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All at once the fire flared, as if it knew somehow that its enemy had come.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's very faint, but we know that it flares when a star like the sun comes close to it.
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Suddenly, the tunnel behind them flares with light, shaking like an earthquake.
Fiction book (1993) -
The igniter flared and a ring of fire sprang out from the wall.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her ritual blades and time-paths caught the light, flared brighter than the moon.
Fiction book (1993) -
The central fire flared as young Drummer dutifully cast more sage onto the flames.
Fiction book (1992) -
The flame began to flare brightly as the wind picked up.
Synonyms
89
1.0
To give a sudden short bright light
64
2.5
Begin to shine or make something begin to shine, for example by burning
60
3.6
Move or shine in quick unsteady ways
58
3.4
To burn or shine with very bright light
49
2.0
To flash on and off quickly like a light
34
1.7
To burn or shine with a bright, hot light
26
1.0
To shine with small bright flashes of light
6
3.0
To shine brightly and send light in a certain direction
4
3.3
To shine with a bright, harsh light that hurts your eyes
2
5.4
To flash on and off quickly
2
8.5
To give off small bright flashes of light
1
4.6
To suddenly start burning strongly or become much more intense
1
8.2
Sparkling with small bright flashes of light
1
9.9
To flash or sparkle with bright light
1
3.5
Shining very brightly like the sun
1
4.9
To start burning with a strong bright flame
Giving light that goes on and off quickly, like a candle flame
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
12
6.5
A sudden burst of strong energy from the sun that can disrupt radio and satellite signals
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Specialized
A line of lights showing the edge of a runway to guide pilots at night or in fog
- Specialized
A small red star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a few minutes because of explosions on its surface
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flare as a verb comes from an old sense of 'flame up', similar to the word flame, so to flare is to shine or burn suddenly and briefly. That's why we say lights or tempers can flare quickly.