Sekirov Dictionary

glare

UK /ɡlɛə/US /ɡlɛɚ/

noun 6
verb 4
adjective 1
forms 7

noun6

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An intense, blinding light.
- the frame of burnished steel that cast a glare — 1700
•
An angry or fierce stare.
- About them round, / A lion now he stalks with fiery glare. — 1667
(US) A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
A viscous, transparent substance; glair.

verb4

•
To shine brightly.
- The sun glared down on the desert sand.
•
To stare angrily.
- He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
•
To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
- 18th century, Alexander Pope, Epistle V to Miss Blount She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.
•
To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
- Every eye glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire. — 1667

adjective1

(US) smooth and bright or translucent; glary

forms

glared · glaring · glares · glareth · glarest · more glare · most glare

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