glaring

[ glair-ing ]

/ ˈglɛər ɪŋ /

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adjective

shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.

very conspicuous or obvious; flagrant: several glaring errors in spelling.

staring in a fiercely or angrily piercing manner.

excessively showy or bright; garish.

Nearby words

glans penis, glanville-hicks, glanzmann's thrombasthenia, glare, glare ice, glaring, glarus, glary, glaser, glaserian fissure, glasgow

Origin of glaring

Middle English: word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at glare¹, -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR glaring

1 blinding.

2 prominent, patent. See flagrant.

4 loud, gaudy, flashy.

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Related forms

glar·ing·ly, adverbglar·ing·ness, nounnon·glar·ing, adjectiveun·glar·ing, adjective

Definition for glaring (2 of 2)

glare

[ glair ]

/ glɛər /

noun

a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight.

a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.

dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.

verb (used without object), glared, glar·ing.

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.

verb (used with object), glared, glar·ing.

to express with a glare: They glared their anger at each other.

Origin of glare

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English glaren; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German glaren; akin to glass (compare Old English glæren glassy); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR glare

1 flare, glitter, flash.

4 See shine¹.

5 Glare, glower, gloat all have connotations of emotion that accompany an intense gaze. To glare is to look piercingly or angrily: A tiger glares at its prey. To glower is to look fiercely and threateningly, as from wrath; it suggests a scowl along with a glare: to glower at a mischievous child. To gloat meant originally to look with exultation, avaricious or malignant, on something or someone: a tyrant gloating over the helplessness of his victim. Today, however, it may simply imply inner exultation.

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Related forms

glare·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for glaring (1 of 3)

glaring

/ (ˈɡlɛərɪŋ) /

adjective

conspicuousa glaring omission

dazzling or garish

Derived Forms

glaringly, adverbglaringness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for glaring (2 of 3)

glare

/ (ɡlɛə) /

verb

(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

noun

an angry stare

a dazzling light or brilliance

garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness

Derived Forms

glareless, adjectiveglary, adjective

Word Origin for glare

C13: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English glæren glassy; see glass

British Dictionary definitions for glaring (3 of 3)

glare

/ (ɡlɛə) /

adjective

mainly US and Canadian smooth and glassyglare ice

Word Origin for glare

C16: special use of glare 1

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