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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Unrivaled has announced rosters for its inaugural season, but there’s one glaring omission.
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The sun’s glare was a topic of conversation after the Cowboys fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 34-6 at home.
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Verb
Cuts were the defining feature in her administration’s recent budget, with the National Immigration Institute a glaring exception.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Unrivaled has announced rosters for its inaugural season, but there’s one glaring omission.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
When Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb blamed the glare for dropping an easy catch, Jones batted back the notion that the stadium was the problem.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The sun’s glare was a topic of conversation after the Cowboys fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 34-6 at home.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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