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glare
1[ glair ]
noun
- a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
in the glare of sunlight.
- a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
- dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.
verb (used without object)
- to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.
- to stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look.
- Archaic. to appear conspicuous; stand out obtrusively.
verb (used with object)
- to express with a glare:
They glared their anger at each other.
glare
2[ glair ]
noun
- a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
glare
1/ ɡlɛə /
verb
- intr to stare angrily; glower
- tr to express by glowering
- intr (of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense
- intr to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish
noun
- an angry stare
- a dazzling light or brilliance
- garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness
glare
2/ ɡlɛə /
adjective
- smooth and glassy
glare ice
Derived Forms
- ˈglareless, adjective
- ˈglary, adjective
Other Words From
- glareless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of glare1
Origin of glare2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In the second that the light brushed across her face she squeezed her eyes shut against the glare, and you did too, a moment later, though the light hadn’t touched you.
The two planets came equally close in 1623, but that phenomenon was impossible to see from Earth because of glare from the sun, he added.
Because of the sun’s glare, astronomers couldn’t observe Phaethon when it was closest to the sun.
Curved monitors are known to be susceptible to glare, so if you are only working with permanent lighting fixtures, it might be safer to go with a flat-screen.
The anti-reflective coating cuts down on glare to make view ability even better.
I find my glasses and look at Pimples over the rims with my best grounded-for-life glare.
Linden Avenue is bright and empty in the blue glare of the street lamps.
It seemed the party, which is mainly staffed by volunteers, was starting to crack under the pressure of the media glare.
One proof of that is in the Muslims who now come and go from the ground zero mosque without receiving so much as a glare.
Due to the glare of the sun I was unable to tell if the persons were male or female.
She looked from the picture to her daughter, with a frightful glare, in their before mild aspect.
It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The long green blinds kept out the glare of the sunshine; and at first he saw the room but dimly.
Another man who was in the room rose also, as if galvanized by the glare of the fierce blue eyes.
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