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flaring

Part of Speech: Noun

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1. That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out with a dazzling light.

2. Opening or speading outwards.

Part of Speech: imperfect, past participle

1. of Flare

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She was extremely pessimistic; she knew she could do nothing with Miss Ingate; and the thought of the vast, flaring, rumbling city beyond the station intimidated her. - "The Lion's Share", E. Arnold Bennett.
And as he stood there, his long, aged sunken face, on which life's hardships had left their mark, seemed transformed by the wondrous brilliancy of his flaring, dreamy eyes. - "Paris From the "Three Cities"", Emile Zola.
She stooped over the books and papers on the stall before her; and her face, in profile as Sir Gilbert saw it, was lit by the flaring gas above her head. - "The Simpkins Plot", George A. Birmingham.

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