flare out
Expand at edges
To flare out is to spread or expand outward, especially at an edge or opening.
A skirt flares out from the waist.
Bell-bottoms flare out at the ankle.
The phrase often describes gradual widening: The canyon walls flare out as you approach the valley.
In fashion, flared silhouettes create movement and drama.
- widenExpand in breadth
- splaySpread outward ungainly
- broadenExpand in scope
- expandIncrease in size
- open upReveal inner thoughts
unfurl · bell-shaped · bell bottom · dilate · enlarge · spread · diverge · extend · branch off · trumpet · balloon · stretch · swell · grow · tapered · scatter · fan · fan the flames