flare

/fleər/ verb [I] ( also flare up)

Translation

START › If something bad such as anger or pain flares or flares up, it suddenly starts or gets worse.

gittkikçe/aniden kötüleşmek, artmak, daha da kötüye gitmek

Violence flared up between football fans yesterday.1552

BURN › to suddenly burn brightly, usually for a short time

(ateş) birden alevlenmek, parlamak

The rocket flared in the sky and disappeared into space.1285

(Definition of flare verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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