nasal flaring
C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister
Widening of the nostrils with each breath, a sign of increased respiratory effort in infants.
Grunting and nasal flaring in the newborn suggested significant respiratory distress.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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