afire vs flaring

afire

adv
  • On fire (often metaphorically). 

adj
  • On fire (often metaphorically). 

flaring

noun
  • The deliberate open-air burning of natural gas that is generated as a by-product of various petrochemical processes, especially oil extraction; gas flaring. 

  • The act of something that flares. 

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