flare out

verb

To extend from a central position, so as to create drag or instability.

“When performing this exercise, do not allow your arms to flare out.”

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Meanings

verbflare out (third-person singular simple present flares out, present participle flaring out, simple past and past participle flared out)

present singular third person flares out · participle present flaring out · participle past flared out · past flared out

  1. intransitiveTo extend from a central position, so as to create drag or instability.

    When performing this exercise, do not allow your arms to flare out.

    1 more example

    Spoilers flared out from the wings, causing the plane to decelerate.

  2. Synonym of flare up (“to burst out suddenly, as in anger”).

    Synonyms: flare up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of flare up (“to burst out suddenly, as in anger”).

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More synonyms by meaning

verbbecome flared and widen, usually at one end

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widen
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish extender, ensanchar
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APA

flare out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20out

MLA

“flare out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flare out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20out.

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