# flaring vs flexing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flaring
*adjective · frequency rank #39,814*
Having a tendency of streaming, flapping, or spreading broadly as if within a current of air or in outer space.

### flexing
*verb · IPA /ˈflɛksɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,425*
present participle and gerund of flex

## Source
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