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Meaning of 'glare' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Glare [ n.]
- A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light.
- A fierce, piercing look or stare.
- A viscous, transparent substance. See Glair.
- A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice.
- Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice.
2 . Glare [ v. i.]
- To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
- To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly, angrily, or fiercely.
- To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be ostentatiously splendid or gay.
3 . Glare [ v. t.]
- To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.

Meaning of 'glare' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . glare [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
Example in sentence:
  • a glare of sunlight
Meaning (2):
- a focus of public attention
Example in sentence:
  • he enjoyed being in the limelight;
  • when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
3 . glare [ v]
Meaning (3):
- look at with a fixed gaze
Example in sentence:
  • The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her
Meaning (4):
- be sharply reflected
Example in sentence:
  • The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface
Meaning (5):
- shine intensely
Example in sentence:
  • The sun glared down on us

Nearby Words:

glabell/ glabella glabellum glabrate glabreate glabriate glabrity glabrous glacial glacialist

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