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glare

1

[glair]

noun

  1. a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.

    in the glare of sunlight.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.

  3. dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.



verb (used without object)

glared, glaring 
  1. to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.

  2. to stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look.

  3. Archaic.to appear conspicuous; stand out obtrusively.

verb (used with object)

glared, glaring 
  1. to express with a glare.

    They glared their anger at each other.

glare

2

[glair]

noun

  1. a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.

glare

1

/ ɡɛə /

verb

  1. (intr) to stare angrily; glower

  2. (tr) to express by glowering

  3. (intr) (of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense

  4. (intr) to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an angry stare

  2. a dazzling light or brilliance

  3. garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

glare

2

/ ɡɛə /

adjective

  1. smooth and glassy

    glare ice

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • glareless adjective
  • ˈ adjective
  • ˈ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glare1

First recorded in 1250–1300; (for the verb) Middle English glaren; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German glaren; akin to glass (compare Old English æ “glassy”); noun derivative of the verb

Origin of glare2

First recorded in 1560–70; special use of glare 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glare1

C13: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English æ glassy; see glass

Origin of glare2

C16: special use of glare 1
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Synonym Study

See shine 1. Glare, glower, gloat all have connotations of emotion that accompany an intense gaze. To glare is to look piercingly or angrily: A tiger glares at its prey. To glower is to look fiercely and threateningly, as from wrath; it suggests a scowl along with a glare: to glower at a mischievous child. To gloat meant originally to look with exultation, avaricious or malignant, on something or someone: a tyrant gloating over the helplessness of his victim. Today, however, it may simply imply inner exultation.
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Cheers erupted when the student singing the national anthem hit extra high notes for “the rockets red glare” and “land of the free.”

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Away from the glare of the cameras, however, there were cracks in that togetherness.

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Denmark came under glaring international attention for its hardline refugee stance, after it allowed the authorities to confiscate asylum seekers' jewellery and other valuables, saying this was to pay towards their stay in Denmark.

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His defense remains a glaring weak spot, exposed repeatedly in key situations during the Dodgers’ slog through May and the opening days of June.

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Their defense had been glaring weaknesses, as well.

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