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glare
1[ glair ]
noun
- a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
in the glare of sunlight.
Synonyms: , ,
- a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
- dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.
verb (used without object)
glared, glaring.
- 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)
glared, glaring.
- 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/ ɡɛə /
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/ ɡɛə /
adjective
- smooth and glassy
glare ice
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- l adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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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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And when Westbrook scored, he frequently glared at the Clippers’ bench.
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The Chargers overshadowed their defensive draft moves with their focus on offense, the team’s most glaring deficiency last season.
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He is also a massive global embarrassment, the glaring flaw that proves the entire Rube Goldberg machine is no longer working.
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But cornerback is a glaring need as well, and they’re more rare.
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The report also talks about some glaring inconsistencies in crime and punishment.
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