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Meaning of glare

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

glare

Pronunciation:/ɡlɛə//ɡlɛəɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. An intense, blinding light.

  2. Showy brilliance; gaudiness.

  3. An angry or fierce stare.

  4. A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.

verb

Definitions

  1. To stare angrily.

    Example: He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.

  2. To shine brightly.

    Example: The sun glared down on the desert sand.

  3. To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.

  4. To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of ice) smooth and bright or translucent; glary

    Example: skating on glare ice