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flairing

flairing is the present participle and gerund of flair.

Meaning of flair

Verb

flair (third-person singular simple present flairs, present participle flairing, simple past and past participle flaired)

  1. (transitive) To add flair.
    • Place your thumb on top of the shank and your bent index finger under the hair and pull the tying thread tight to flair it.1988, Poul Jorgensen, Poul Jorgensen's Book of Fly Tying: A Guide to Flies for All Game Fish

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Questions about flairing

What is flairing the present participle and gerund of?
Flairing is the present participle and gerund of flair.

Words near flairing in the dictionary

  1. flair
  2. flair bartender
  3. flair bartenders
  4. flair bartending
  5. flaired
  6. flairing
  7. flairless
  8. flairlessness
  9. flairs
  10. flairsome
  11. flairtending

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