/ɡlɛɚ/, /ɡlɛə/, /ɡleː/
OriginFrom Middle English glaren, from Old English *glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn. Cognate with dialectal Middle Dutch glariën (“to glisten; sparkle”), Low German glaren (“to shine brightly; glow; burn”), Middle High German glaren (“to shine brightly”). Related to glower, glass.
- uncountableAn intense, blinding light.
“the frame of burnished steel that cast a glare”
- countable, uncountableShowy brilliance; gaudiness.
- countable, uncountableAn angry or fierce stare.
“About them round, / A lion now he stalks with fiery glare.”
- countable, uncountableA call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
- US, countable, uncountableA smooth, bright, glassy surface.
- countable, uncountableA viscous, transparent substance; glair.
- intransitiveTo stare angrily.
“He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.”
“eye that scorcheth all it glares upon”
“Thor glared at him with hard coal-black eyes[.]”
- intransitiveTo shine brightly.
“The sun glared down on the desert sand.”
“The cavern glares with new-admitted light.”
- intransitiveTo 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.”
- transitiveTo shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
“Every eye glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire.”
- USsmooth and bright or translucent; glary
Formsglares(plural) · glares(present, singular, third-person) · glaring(participle, present) · glared(participle, past) · glared(past) · more glare(comparative) · most glare(superlative)