(especially of an item of clothing) having a shape that widens progressively towards the end or bottom

a flared skirt

high-waisted flared jeans

(of the nostrils) dilated

horses snorted impatiently through flared nostrils

burn or shine with a sudden intensity

the bonfire crackled and flared up

behind him, lightning flared

gradually become wider at one end

the dress flared out into a huge train