flare

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 ]