I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
flaring nostrils (= widened nostrils )
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the horse’s flaring nostrils
sb’s temper flares (= they become angry )
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On bad days, Elaine’s temper would flare into a violent rage.
violence erupts/breaks out/flares (= suddenly starts )
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Violence erupted during the demonstration.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
out
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She was young and wore a dress that flared out around her calves.
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I see the flash-gun flaring out from behind smoked glass windows.
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When the other women had done so, Hector had flared out at them.
up
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In a moment they reddened and flared up , and before long the water was bubbling.
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Safety Tim McDonald had bruised a left shoulder in the Rams game, which flared up again Sunday.
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On the dunes Angus had put a match to the bonfire which crackled, spat, and flared up .
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The singer, her darker side flaring up , demanded that Ruth give up her other clients and become her personal manager.
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Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up .
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After a few days the infection had flared up again, and with it came the same pain.
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But the past few weeks have seen the killings flare up again.
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In August 1680 simmering peasant discontent in the district of Mondovi had flared up in open rebellion.
■ NOUN
nostril
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A nose wrinkle, with nostrils flaring backwards: betrays annoyance or disgust.
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But let him out, the docile beast becomes himself-with nostrils flared , he roars.
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His neck curls; his nostrils flare and tremble.
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His head was tilted back and his nostrils were flaring .
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Tears spurted out of her eyes, her nostrils flared .
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Her almost flat nose tended to widen at the nostrils , flaring over a tidal wave of a mouth.
temper
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Sukarno procrastinated; tempers flared up, the students withdrew.
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Before tempers flared , Dutriz cracked a joke, and talk returned to the news.
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Torquay pulled back to 4-2 through Adrian Foster and substitute Stuart Herd but tempers began to flare .
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This quick temper that flared at nothing, that was new.
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Their tempers now rarely flare even in the worst traffic jams.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A match flared in the darkness.
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My allergies tend to flare up in humid weather.
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Violence has flared up again in the Middle East.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A handful of violent incidents flared before June 30.
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An old back ailment flared up, and he had to miss work for several days.
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He flared his nostrils at her, a sign of affection.
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On the dunes Angus had put a match to the bonfire which crackled, spat, and flared up.
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The oil ignited and the wooden houses flared up like match-sticks.
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The sixteen slicks flared in unison with Yellow One and settled into the tall grass.
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Their tempers now rarely flare even in the worst traffic jams.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
solar
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The neutron observations may help cast new light on solar flares and solar activity.
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Unshielded, an astronaut could be exposed to hundreds of rads during a solar flare .
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Now researchers analysing results from the Solar Maximum Mission satellite have reported detecting solar neutrons from flares two years apart.
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For solar flares , a system of early warning satellites around the Sun could detect the first sign of trouble.
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This also shows that the ejections are not necessarily triggered by solar flares , a view that has recently been gaining support.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Flares marked the landing site.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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One flare hit a policeman in the face and doctors said his condition was critical.
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Suddenly, out above the southeastern horizon, parachute flares flowered, lighting up the landscape like daytime.
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The flare on the other side of his eyelids informed him everything was working normally.
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The familiar patchwork emerges, its margins decorated in autumn by the red and golden flare of the leaves.
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The sound of another flare being fired punctuated the night.
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Tight trousers flowing to flares, waisted jackets, vivid shirts and ties half a mile wide.