"flaring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flarings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flaring (countable and uncountable, plural flarings)
  1. The act of something that flares. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (oil industry) The deliberate open-air burning of natural gas that is generated as a by-product of various petrochemical processes, especially oil extraction; gas flaring. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Oil industry
    Sense id: en-flaring-en-noun-fNmahfr9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 51 47

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flaring
  1. present participle and gerund of flare Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flare
    Sense id: en-flaring-en-verb-VfJFYOOn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 51 47

Inflected forms

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