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present participle of flare.

Definitions

flaring

[flair-ing] / ˈflɛər ɪŋ /

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ablaze adj.
burning adj.
fiery adj.
flaming adj.
tawdry adj.

ADJECTIVE

ablaze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afire aflame

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alight blazing burning conflagrant fiery flaming ignited lighted

Antonyms

WEAK

dark dim dull unexcited

ADJECTIVE

burning

Synonyms

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fiery flaming gleaming glowing hot scorching searing

STRONG

alight blistering broiling enkindled heated ignited illuminated kindled oxidizing sizzling smoking smouldering

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afire aflame conflagrant in flames incandescent on fire red-hot torrid white-hot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool

ADJECTIVE

fiery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing burning combustible excitable fierce flaming glowing heated hot impassioned intense red-hot spirited vehement violent

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ablaze afire aflame agitable alight choleric conflagrant enthusiastic febrile fervid fevered feverish flickering flushed hot-blooded hot-headed hot-tempered igneous ignited impetuous impulsive in flames inflamed irascible irritable madcap peppery perfervid precipitate unrestrained

Antonyms

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apathetic calm cold cool dull gentle indifferent mild moderate passive peaceful unexcited unhappy

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flat impassive subdued

ADJECTIVE

flaming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing fiery glowing red-hot

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alight ignited raging red

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ablaze afire aflame brilliant conflagrant in flames

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull

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gleeful happy joyful pleased

ADJECTIVE

tawdry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sleazy tacky vulgar

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blatant brazen chintzy common crude dirty flashy flaunting garish gaudy gimcrack glaring glittering glitzy jazzy junky loud meretricious obtrusive offensive plastic poor raffish screaming showy sporty tinsel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nice

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sophisticated tasteful

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New heated debates are flaring up across the industry as CEOs, researchers and policymakers grapple with what it means to pace the frontier.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Reaching the semi-finals came at a price, though, with his arm injury flaring up again at Wimbledon and leaving Draper "devastated" at having to pull out of his home Grand Slam.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“It was flaring up, wasn’t recovering — however you want to word it,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

To separate the true signals from the effects of stellar flaring, the team developed specialized calibration methods.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

The crowd was gathering, a good twenty men and boys and a few women, carrying flaring pine torches.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

flaring

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