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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024glare1 /glɛr/USA pronunciation n., v., glared, glar•ing. n. - a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:[uncountable]the glare of sunlight.
- [countable] a fierce or angry stare.
- dazzling public notice:[uncountable]the glare of publicity.
v. - to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: [no object][Headlights glared in the night.][~ + off]The lights glared off our faces.
- to stare with a fierce or angry look: [no object]She glared angrily.[~ + at + object]She glared at him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glare1 (glâr),USA pronunciation n., v., glared, glar•ing. n. - a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:in the glare of sunlight.
- a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
- dazzling or showy appearance;
showiness.
v.i. - 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.
v.t. - to express with a glare:They glared their anger at each other.
- 1250–1300; (verb, verbal) Middle English glaren; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German glaren; akin to glass (compare Old English glæren glassy); (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flare, glitter, flash.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See shine.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
glare2 (glâr),USA pronunciation n. - a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
- special use of glare1 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: glare /ɡlɛə/ vb - (intransitive) to stare angrily; glower
- (transitive) to express by glowering
- (intransitive) (of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense
- (intransitive) to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish
n - an angry stare
- a dazzling light or brilliance
- garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness
Etymology: 13th Century: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English glæren glassy; see glass |