v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flared p. pr. & vb. n. Flaring. ] [ Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker. ] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. [ 1913 Webster ] With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To be exposed to too much light. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Flaring in sunshine all the day. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. [ 1913 Webster ]
To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [ Colloq. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
| 
