flaring
Getting suddenly wider
Flaring describes something that spreads outward or burns with sudden intensity.
Flared jeans widen below the knee.
A flaring temper erupts suddenly.
Nostrils flare when someone breathes hard or shows anger.
In the oil industry, flaring is the controlled burning of excess gas at refineries and wells—those tall flames you see from highways.
Her flaring skirt caught in the door.
Intense burning fire
- fireCombustion with flames
- burnDamage by heat
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- sparkTiny fiery particle
kindle · torch · glow · flicker · smolder · ignite · conflagration · heat
Emitting light or joy
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- glowingGiving off steady light
- incandescentGlowing from heat
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
flash · beacon · glare · brightness · illumination · flicker · shimmer · burst
Flared-leg trousers
- A-lineFitted-top flared garment
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- bootcutPants widening at ankle
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
hem · trousers · skirt · jeans · palazzo · swing · peplum · gored
Message-conveying cue
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- SOSMorse distress code
rescue · maritime · roadside · pyrotechnic · visibility · safety · beacon
Noisy nasal exhalation
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- horseDomesticated riding animal
nostril · sniffing · huffing · agitation · temper · rage · bull
Extending over space
- expandingGrowing in scope
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- fanningCreating airflow manually
- openingGap or start
splaying · radiating · diverging · outward · unfurling · billowing · blooming
Violently intense or aggressive
- blazingBurning very brightly
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
fervent · ardent · passionate · heated · torrid · vivid · explosive · surging
Protective tissue response
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
autoimmune · edema · tenderness · soreness · painful · reactive · outbreak · episode
blaze
Intense burning fire
- fireCombustion with flames
- burnDamage by heat
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
spark · kindle · torch · glow · flicker · smolder · ignite · conflagration · heat · char
radiant
Emitting light or joy
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- glowingGiving off steady light
- incandescentGlowing from heat
brilliant · flash · beacon · glare · brightness · illumination · flicker · shimmer · burst · strobe
bell-bottoms
Flared-leg trousers
silhouette · hem · trousers · skirt · jeans · palazzo · swing · peplum · gored
signal
Message-conveying cue
SOS · rescue · maritime · roadside · pyrotechnic · visibility · safety · beacon
snorting
Noisy nasal exhalation
horse · nostril · sniffing · huffing · agitation · temper · rage · bull
spreading
Extending over space
- expandingGrowing in scope
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- fanningCreating airflow manually
opening · splaying · radiating · diverging · outward · unfurling · billowing · blooming
fierce
Violently intense or aggressive
blistering · fervent · ardent · passionate · heated · torrid · vivid · explosive · surging · escalating
inflammation
Protective tissue response
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
arthritis · autoimmune · edema · tenderness · soreness · painful · reactive · outbreak · episode · recurrence
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- DJingscratching, beatmatching, crossfader, turntable, mixing
- drilling pollutionoil spills, methane leaks, water contamination, groundwater pollution, mud pits
- industrial pollutionemissions, air pollution, pollutants, soot, smog
flaringtapering
Progressive decrease in width
narrowing · tapered · constricting · contracting · converging
flaringdimming
Decreasing in brightness
dying · fading · extinguishing · dim · darkening
flaringsubsiding
Decreasing in intensity
calming · suppressed · restrained · controlled · muted
- flaring upSudden intensification of something