glare
1a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight.
a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.
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.
to express with a glare: They glared their anger at each other.
Origin of glare
1synonym study For glare
Other words for glare
Other words from glare
- glareless, adjective
Words Nearby glare
Other definitions for glare (2 of 2)
a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
Origin of glare
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How to use glare in a sentence
In the second that the light brushed across her face she squeezed her eyes shut against the glare, and you did too, a moment later, though the light hadn’t touched you.
The two planets came equally close in 1623, but that phenomenon was impossible to see from Earth because of glare from the sun, he added.
Jupiter and Saturn will come close enough to form first ‘double planet’ visible in nearly 800 years | Teo Armus | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostBecause of the sun’s glare, astronomers couldn’t observe Phaethon when it was closest to the sun.
December’s stunning Geminid meteor shower is born from a humble asteroid | Ken Croswell | December 2, 2020 | Science NewsCurved monitors are known to be susceptible to glare, so if you are only working with permanent lighting fixtures, it might be safer to go with a flat-screen.
The anti-reflective coating cuts down on glare to make view ability even better.
The new iPad Air is the best tablet for most people | Stan Horaczek | October 30, 2020 | Popular-Science
I find my glasses and look at Pimples over the rims with my best grounded-for-life glare.
Linden Avenue is bright and empty in the blue glare of the street lamps.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt seemed the party, which is mainly staffed by volunteers, was starting to crack under the pressure of the media glare.
Is Britain’s Tea Party Turning Politics Upside Down? | Nico Hines | April 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne proof of that is in the Muslims who now come and go from the ground zero mosque without receiving so much as a glare.
Due to the glare of the sun I was unable to tell if the persons were male or female.
The Teen Love Letters that Led to a Tragic Murder-Suicide in Florida | Michael Daly | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe looked from the picture to her daughter, with a frightful glare, in their before mild aspect.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterIt was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinAbove, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThe long green blinds kept out the glare of the sunshine; and at first he saw the room but dimly.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodAnother man who was in the room rose also, as if galvanized by the glare of the fierce blue eyes.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for glare (1 of 2)
/ (ɡlɛə) /
(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
an angry stare
a dazzling light or brilliance
garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness
Origin of glare
1Derived forms of glare
- glareless, adjective
- glary, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for glare (2 of 2)
/ (ɡlɛə) /
mainly US and Canadian smooth and glassy: glare ice
Origin of glare
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