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Definition of Flaring
1. Adjective. Streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air. "Flags aflare in the breeze"
Definition of Flaring
1. a. That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out with a dazzling light.
Definition of Flaring
1. Verb. (present participle of flare) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flaring
1. flare [v] - See also: flare
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Literary usage of Flaring
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1. Optimising Russian Natural Gas: Reform And Climate Policy by Isabel Murray, Alexandrina Platonova-Oquab, International Energy Agency (2006)
"The implementation of this Standard aims to cut venting and flaring ... identify and
evaluate economically feasible alternatives to gas venting and flaring. ..."
2. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"flaring up and growing dim again, and quivering, they seemed to be busily signalling
some joyful mystery to each other. THE French army went on melting away ..."
3. The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in by Bronwen Manby (1999)
"flaring in Nigeria contributes a measurable percentage of the world's total ...
162 The World Bank estimates that Nigerian gas flaring releases some 35 ..."
4. Angola: Towards an Energy Strategy by International Energy Agency (2006)
"flaring contributes over 1% of global CO emissions and an unknown quantity of
... flaring may also have harmful effects on human health and eco-systems near ..."
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