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aglare

[ uh-glair ]

/ əˈglɛər /

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adjective, adverb

glaring; blazing: The sky was aglare with spotlights.

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Origin of aglare

First recorded in 1870–75; a-¹ + glare¹

Words nearby aglare

agitator, agitpop, agitprop, Aglaia, Aglaophon of Thasos, aglare, agleam, aglet, agley, aglimmer, aglint

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How to use aglare in a sentence

His eyes were aglare with a terrible rage and hate; he stepped backward a little, bending his right arm, spreading the fingers.
'Drag' Harlan|Charles Alden Seltzer
In imagination I can see your great ship, with all its portholes aglare, ploughing across the darkness to America.
Carry On|Coningsby Dawson
At three in the morning Port of Spain woke up, all aglare with the blaze six miles away to the north-west.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
Above, the whole sky was aglare with its wavering red reflections.
Old Judge Priest|Irvin S. Cobb

The high Balsam peaks were shaken by thunder and aglare with lightning.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney