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  • 1Flaring — Flar ing, a. 1. That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out with a dazzling light. [1913 Webster] His [the sun s] flaring beams. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Opening or speading outwards. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Flaring — Flare 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… …

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  • 3flaring — Synonyms and related words: ablaze, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, alight, ardent, blatant, blazing, blinding, brazen, brazenfaced, burning, candent, candescent, colorful, comburent, conflagrant, crude, deltoid, extravagant, fan shape, fan… …

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  • 4flare out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms flare out : present tense I/you/we/they flare out he/she/it flares out present participle flaring out past tense flared out past participle flared out same as flare II, 4) The trousers flare out below the… …

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  • 5flare out — verb become flared and widen, usually at one end The bellbottom pants flare out • Syn: ↑flare • Derivationally related forms: ↑flare (for: ↑flare) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 6stretched out — Synonyms and related words: deltoid, dragged out, drawn, drawn out, drawn out, elongated, extended, fan shape, fan shaped, fanlike, fanned, fanning, flabelliform, flared, flaring, interminable, languishing, lasting, lengthened, lingering, long,… …

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  • 7To fling out — Fling Fling (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung} (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[ a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1.… …

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  • 8flare — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1580 1. a. a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention; also a device or composition used to produce such a flare 2. an unsteady glaring light b. solar flare; also a …

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  • 9human evolution — Evolution of modern human beings from nonhuman and extinct hominid forms. Genetic evidence points to an evolutionary divergence between the lineages of humans and the great apes (Pongidae) on the African continent 5–8 million years ago. The… …

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  • 10Rogue (comics) — Rogue Artwork for the cover of Rogue vol. 3, #3 (November 2004). Art by Rodolfo Migliari. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …

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