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单词 flaring
释义

flaring

adjective

flar·​ing ˈfler-iŋ How to pronounce flaring (audio)
1
a
: flaming or as if flaming brightly or unsteadily
b
: gaudy
a flaring resort hotel
2
: opening or spreading outward
flaring nostrils
flaringly
ˈfler-iŋ-lē How to pronounce flaring (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • flamboyant
  • flashy
  • garish
  • gaudy
  • glitzy
  • loud
  • noisy
  • ostentatious
  • razzle-dazzle
  • splashy
  • swank
  • swanky
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Example Sentences

flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

flaring 1 of 2

adjective

as in loud
excessively showy flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • loud
  • excessive
  • noisy
  • extravagant
  • flamboyant
  • gaudy
  • ornate
  • ostentatious
  • fancy
  • garish
  • bright
  • glaring
  • flashy
  • swank
  • glitzy
  • splashy
  • baroque
  • overwrought
  • overdone
  • razzle-dazzle
  • swanky
  • hammy
  • overbright
  • spectacular
  • bedizened
  • fulsome
  • blaring
  • florid
  • over-the-top
  • pretentious
  • zooty
  • glittery
  • lurid
  • tinselly
  • tawdry
  • vulgar
  • snazzy
  • inelegant
  • tacky
  • graceless
  • tasteless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fitting
  • appropriate
  • conservative
  • proper
  • quiet
  • restrained
  • understated
  • subdued
  • toned (down)
  • muted
  • inconspicuous
  • unobtrusive
  • unflamboyant
  • graceful
  • elegant
  • plain
  • unflashy
  • modest
  • simple
  • tasteful
  • unpretentious
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flaring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of flare
as in burning
to shine with a bright harsh light floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • burning
  • glowing
  • flashing
  • flaming
  • blazing
  • glaring
  • gleaming
  • radiating
  • glinting
  • beating
  • glancing
  • sparkling
  • shimmering
  • beaming
  • glittering
  • glistening
  • glimmering
  • blinding
  • twinkling
  • dazzling
  • glistering
  • scintillating
  • dazing
  • bedazzling
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