I.
noun
1 bright unsteady light/flame; sudden feeling
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , sudden
▪
There was a sudden ~ as a fuel tank exploded.
▪ bright
▪ solar
▪
Radiation comes from the sun during solar ~s.
VERB + FLARE
▪ feel
▪
She felt a sudden ~ of anger.
2 device producing a bright flame
ADJECTIVE
▪ distress ( BrE ), signal ( AmE )
VERB + FLARE
▪ see
▪
If they did not see a green ~ in ten minutes, they were to launch the attack.
▪ fire , send
▪
The ship's crew sent up a distress ~.
▪ drop
▪
The bomber dropped a ~ to illuminate the target.
FLARE + VERB
▪ burn
▪
They could see orange ~s burning in the distance.
▪ illuminate sth , light sth , light sth up
▪
Flares lit up the night sky.
FLARE + NOUN
▪ gun
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪
Anger suddenly ~d in his eyes.
▪ briefly
▪
A light ~d briefly, then went out.
▪ brightly
PHRASES
▪ ~ into life
▪
The fire ~d into life again.
Flare is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ anger , ↑ eye , ↑ fighting , ↑ hatred , ↑ heat , ↑ hope , ↑ nostril , ↑ pain , ↑ spark , ↑ temper , ↑ torch , ↑ trouble , ↑ violence