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glare

1

[ glair ]

noun

  1. a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:

    in the glare of sunlight.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
  3. dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.


verb (used without object)

glared, glaring.
  1. to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.
  2. to stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look.
  3. Archaic. to appear conspicuous; stand out obtrusively.

verb (used with object)

glared, glaring.
  1. to express with a glare:

    They glared their anger at each other.

glare

2

[ glair ]

noun

  1. a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.

glare

1

/ É¡±ôɛə /

verb

  1. intr to stare angrily; glower
  2. tr to express by glowering
  3. intr (of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense
  4. intr to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an angry stare
  2. a dazzling light or brilliance
  3. garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

glare

2

/ É¡±ôɛə /

adjective

  1. smooth and glassy

    glare ice

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ±ô²¹°ù±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
  • ˈ²µ±ô²¹°ù²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ±ô²¹°ù±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glare1

First recorded in 1250–1300; (for the verb) Middle English glaren; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German glaren; akin to glass (compare Old English ²µ±ôæ°ù±ð²Ô “glassyâ€); noun derivative of the verb

Origin of glare2

First recorded in 1560–70; special use of glare 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glare1

C13: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English ²µ±ôæ°ù±ð²Ô glassy; see glass

Origin of glare2

C16: special use of glare 1
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Synonym Study

See shine 1. 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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