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.
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Javier Hasse, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
For starters, there’s the glaring counterexample in Cleveland.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
John Archer, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This image's fiery glare, eyes swirled in their galactic arms, is a combination of mixed-spectrum captures using the James Webb Space Telescope for mid-infrared light, and the Hubble Space Telescope for visible and ultraviolet light.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Verb
These quiet exchanges in parking lots and behind closed doors showed her a glaring truth: there was no safe, legitimate access to a plant that could make a profound difference.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
For starters, there’s the glaring counterexample in Cleveland.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
The panel is an ultra-low glare design, too, thanks to premium low-reflection technology, and supports wider viewing angles than regular LCD models.
—John Archer, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This image's fiery glare, eyes swirled in their galactic arms, is a combination of mixed-spectrum captures using the James Webb Space Telescope for mid-infrared light, and the Hubble Space Telescope for visible and ultraviolet light.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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