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glare1
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- pronunciation:
- gleIr
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a steady, blinding light.
We shaded our eyes from the glare of the noonday sun.- synonyms:
- blaze, brightness, brilliance
- similar words:
- flare, flash, gleam, glow, radiance, shine
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| definition 2: |
an unwavering, hostile look or stare.
She faced him with an angry glare.- synonyms:
- glower
- similar words:
- frown, goggle, lower, scowl, stare
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| definition 3: |
showiness or garishness.
The actress needed time away from the glare of Hollywood.- synonyms:
- garishness, showiness
- similar words:
- ostentation
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| related words: |
gaze, light, look |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
glares, glaring, glared |
| definition 1: |
to give off a steady, blinding light.
The sunlight glared off the cars on the expressway.- synonyms:
- blaze
- similar words:
- dazzle, flare, flash, gleam, glisten, glitter, radiate, shine
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| definition 2: |
to stare steadily or hostilely.
We blurted out the truth, and our father glared at us in anger and disbelief.- synonyms:
- glower, scowl
- similar words:
- frown, look daggers at, lower, stare
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| related words: |
gaze, glower, scowl |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to show with a glaring look.
She glared her contempt at the smug members of the committee.- similar words:
- frown, scowl
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