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
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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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Kennedy’s subversion of vaccines, subtle at times, glaring at others, goes far beyond the measles outbreak.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Overhangs and sun-shading louvers outside of the kitchen and family room control glare without blocking the views to Lake Michigan below.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The inability to deal with the first ball was glaring at Goodison Park at the start of February.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Kennedy’s subversion of vaccines, subtle at times, glaring at others, goes far beyond the measles outbreak.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
Jacob-Jenkins has penned Naz as an asexual introvert, the kind of young man who finds solace in nature and lakes and everything that takes him far away from either his father’s infidelity or the glare of political attention.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Overhangs and sun-shading louvers outside of the kitchen and family room control glare without blocking the views to Lake Michigan below.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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