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   Glare

   /ɡler/

   

   verb

   • 1. stare in an angry or fierce way: "she glared at him, her cheeks flushing" Similar stare angrilyscowlglowerlook daggersfrownlourgive someone a black looklook threateningly/menacinglyinformal:give someone a dirty lookgive someone a death staregive someone the stink eyearchaic:gloutglunchOpposite smile
   • ▪ express (a feeling, especially defiance) by staring in an angry way: "he glared defiance at the pistols pointing down at him"
   • 2. (of the sun or an electric light) shine with a strong or dazzling light: "the sun glared out of a clear blue sky" Similar blazebe dazzlingbe blindingshine brightlyflareflamebeam

   noun

   • 1. a fierce or angry stare: "she gave Harley a glare of contempt" Similar angry starescowlglowerfrownblack lookthreatening/menacing lookinformal:dirty lookdeath stareOpposite smile
   • 2. strong and dazzling light: "Murray narrowed his eyes against the glare of the sun" Similar strong lightdazzling lightblazedazzleshinebeamflareradiancebrillianceluminescencefluorescence
   • ▪ oppressive public attention or scrutiny: "he carried on his life in the full glare of publicity"
   • 3. dazzling or showy appearance; tawdry brilliance: archaic "the pomp and glare of rhetoric"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘shine strongly’): from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German glaren ‘to gleam, glare’: perhaps related to glass. The sense ‘stare’ occurred first in the adjective glaring (late Middle English).

   Derivatives

   • 1. glary adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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