glare

Plural: glares

Noun

• a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
  • "a glare of sunlight"
• an angry stare
• a focus of public attention
  • "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
• An intense, blinding light.
• Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
• An angry or fierce stare.
• A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
• A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
• A viscous, transparent substance; glair.

Verb

Verb Forms: glared, glaring, glares

• To shine with a fiercely bright light, or stare angrily.
• look at with a fixed gaze
  • "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
• be sharply reflected
  • "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
• shine intensely
  • "The sun glared down on us"
• To stare angrily.
• To shine brightly.
• To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
• To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.

Adj

• smooth and bright or translucent; glary

Examples

• a glare of ice
• He tried not to glare at his opponent after an exceptionally lucky play.
• He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
• The sun glared down on the desert sand.

Synonyms

blaze, brilliance, glower, limelight, public eye, spotlight

Anagrams of glare