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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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
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
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
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 28 Nov. 2024.
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