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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
But Vegas’ lack of aggressiveness in moving up for a signal caller is now glaring.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Temperatures at the Apollo landing sites ranged from 250°F (121°C) in the glare of the sun to -208°F (-133°C) in the shadows.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities was twice that of people without one, a glaring disparity that locks so many talented people out of the workforce.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
But Vegas’ lack of aggressiveness in moving up for a signal caller is now glaring.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
There was neither the glare in high notes that mildly plague the New York Philharmonic’s restored David Geffen Hall, for which Scarbrough also was acoustician, nor quite the richness of Geffen’s base.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Temperatures at the Apollo landing sites ranged from 250°F (121°C) in the glare of the sun to -208°F (-133°C) in the shadows.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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