glared; glaring
2
: to stare angrily or fiercely
glared at me with rage and hate
1
: to express (something, such as hostility) by staring angrily
glared defiance at each other
2
archaic
: to cause to be sharply reflected
1
a
: a harsh uncomfortably bright light
the glare of a neon sign
the glare of publicity
especially
: painfully bright sunlight
b
: cheap showy brilliance : garishness
enjoyed the glitter and glare of the city's nightlife
2
: an angry or fierce stare
3
: a surface or sheet of smooth and slippery ice
Synonyms
Examples of glare in a Sentence
Verb
The sun glared down relentlessly.
The white snow glared in the morning sunlight.
The teacher glared at him as he walked in late.
Noun
There was a glare coming off the water.
I was blinded by the glare of the approaching headlights.
I shielded my eyes from the glare of the sun.
The car's headlights are designed to cut down on glare.
She responded to the reporters' questions with an angry glare.
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Musselman had been pretty open about USC’s glaring question marks at center, where the Trojans have just two players over 6-8 — Cohen and 6-10 returner Harrison Hornery, neither of whom are really the physical, low-post type of big man.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
When Al brings out his home-movie camera, circa 1960, the family squints into the glare of the light bar necessary for shooting indoors: this is how midcentury parents captured our happiest moments, by nearly blinding us.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Verb
On both deterrence and defense spending, by contrast, the Trump administration could be poised to address glaring vulnerabilities from the start.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Musselman had been pretty open about USC’s glaring question marks at center, where the Trojans have just two players over 6-8 — Cohen and 6-10 returner Harrison Hornery, neither of whom are really the physical, low-post type of big man.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Swap the city for somewhere that looks dark on a light-pollution map with a western horizon free from the glare of a city.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
When Al brings out his home-movie camera, circa 1960, the family squints into the glare of the light bar necessary for shooting indoors: this is how midcentury parents captured our happiest moments, by nearly blinding us.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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