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unflaring

unflaring is the present participle and gerund of unflare.

Meaning of unflare

Verb

unflare (third-person singular simple present unflares, present participle unflaring, simple past and past participle unflared)

  1. (transitive) To restore from a flared position.
    • It takes practice to flare and unflare the old nostrils without changing your expression. But when done correctly, this can be a great silent and secret message of affection between you and your kids when necessary.2013, Lynn Brunelle, Mama's Little Book of Tricks, page 105

Adjective

unflaring (not comparable)

  1. Not flaring.

Questions about unflaring

What does unflaring mean?
Unflaring means not flaring.
What is unflaring the present participle and gerund of?
Unflaring is the present participle and gerund of unflare.
What part of speech is unflaring?
Unflaring is an adjective.

Words near unflaring in the dictionary

  1. unflapped
  2. unflapping
  3. unflare
  4. unflared
  5. unflares
  6. unflaring
  7. unflashed
  8. unflashing
  9. unflashy
  10. unflat
  11. unflatten

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unflaring (page history and authors); unflare (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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