flare

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A sudden bright light.
2. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
3. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
4. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
5. A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
6. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
7. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
8. Bell-bottom trousers.
9. The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
10. A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
11. A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
12. Short for lens flare.
13. An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
14. A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.

Verb

1. To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
2. To cause inflammation; to inflame.
3. To open outward in shape.
4. To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
5. To blaze brightly.
6. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
7. To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
8. To suddenly happen or intensify.
9. To suddenly erupt in anger.
10. (obsolete) To be exposed to too much light.

Hevwate

flash

blaze

flame

flare up

gleam

flicker

sparkle

❇️

glare

burn

torch

glint

flame up

solar flare

glow

flare out

erupt

spread out

shine

flair

burn up

beacon

irrupt

twinkle

widen

jet

light

star shell

scintillate

shimmer

beam

burst out

flare pass

expand

blaze up

break open

spread

glitter

gutter

horn

incandesce

indicator

indicator lamp

irruption

knack

limelight

luster

lustre

made-up

missile

open up

outbreak

outburst

outpouring

overspread

perfuse

permeation

pilot lamp

pilot light

plunk

propagation

radiance

radiancy

refulgence

resolution

resplendence

resplendency

rocket

🚀

salvo

shininess

shining

signal light

socket

spark

spill over

splay

splendor

splendour

steam

straggle

suffusion

technique

tongue

👅

tracer

tracer bullet

tracer shell

turnout

very light

widening

wink

😉

be annoyed

open out

flare bomb

burn brightly

fuzee

bell mouth

funnel-shaped opening

catchlight

target indicator

horn antenna

horn radiator

horn-lens antenna

electromagnetic horn

flame body

hoghorn antenna

star-shell

light tracer

flarelight

feed-horn

flare-out

light shell

illuminating projectile

illuminating flare

chromospheric eruption

bell

🔔

blink

bolt

break

brighten

brightness

brilliance

broaden

burst

coruscate

coruscation

dance

💃

diffuse

diffusion

discharge

ebullition

eclat

effulgence

eradiate

eructation

eruption

exacerbation

exhale

explosion

extend

extravasation

facula

flare-up

flashing

flush

fusee

generalise

generalize

glimmer

glisten

grip

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/flɛə̯/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi latînî: flagrō

Hevwate bi norwecî: flara

Hevwate bi Middle High German: vlederen

Hevwate bi almanî: flattern

In summary

Origin unknown, first recorded in the mid 16th century, probably related to Latin flagrō (“I burn”). Norwegian flara (“to blaze; to flaunt in gaudy attire”) has a similar meaning, but the English word predates it. Possibly related to Middle High German vlederen (“to flutter”), represented by modern German flattern.
The noun is derived from the verb.