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Meaning offlarein English

flare

us/flɛr/uk/fleɪə/

Pluralflares
Past Tenseflared
Participle Verbflaring
Third Person Singularflares

Definitions

Noun
1. a brief intense light
2. a pyrotechnic for signaling or illumination; emergencies
3. a sudden eruption or outbreak
  The wildfire started with a flare that spread quickly.
4. a flame from burning gas (oil refining)
  The oil refinery emitted a flare during the maintenance process.
5. leveling out before landing; aviation context
  The pilot had to initiate a flare to reduce the plane's descent rate.
Verb
1. transitioning to level flight
  The pilot had to flare the plane to avoid crashing.
2. emitting a brief, intense glow
  The sparkler began to flare brightly in the darkness.
3. to suddenly increase or intensify; become more extreme
  The argument started to flare up again after a brief calm.
4. to burst into anger (a strong emotion)
  The manager's temper began to flare when he heard the bad news.
5. to blaze or shine intensely; sudden light
  The firework started to flare intensely in the night sky.

Compounds / Phrases

flareback flareup flareups flare-up