glared; glaring
2
: to stare angrily or fiercely
glared at me with rage and hate
1
: to express (something, such as hostility) by staring angrily
glared defiance at each other
2
archaic
: to cause to be sharply reflected
1
a
: a harsh uncomfortably bright light
the glare of a neon sign
the glare of publicity
especially
: painfully bright sunlight
b
: cheap showy brilliance : garishness
enjoyed the glitter and glare of the city's nightlife
2
: an angry or fierce stare
3
: a surface or sheet of smooth and slippery ice
Synonyms
Examples of glare in a Sentence
Verb
The sun glared down relentlessly.
The white snow glared in the morning sunlight.
The teacher glared at him as he walked in late.
Noun
There was a glare coming off the water.
I was blinded by the glare of the approaching headlights.
I shielded my eyes from the glare of the sun.
The car's headlights are designed to cut down on glare.
She responded to the reporters' questions with an angry glare.
Recent Examples on the Web
Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
This team might not have glaring needs heading into three days of selections, but the 49ers’ roster desperately needs to build depth for the upcoming season (and bring in starters for the not-too-distant future).
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Though the tech continues to improve, there are still glaring problems with generative AI.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
But Miami is still in win-now mode and has a glaring hole on the defensive line after Christian Wilkins signed with the Raiders.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
First-year head coach Eric Ramsay has been adjusting midseason to his new team within a foreign league, and the Welshman has to manage a squad around the glaring absence of its best player.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2024
And with 99 Cents Only as the company name, the widening discrepancy between its longtime marketing hook and what was actually on the price tags became glaring to budget-conscious customers.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
With first pitch at 6:06 p.m. Saturday, the sun was still glaring behind home plate when Padres leadoff man Xander Bogaerts lifted a pop fly to shallow center field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
The little informational card poking out of the seat-back pocket in front of me started to look ominous—the words Boeing 737-900 positively glared at me as the cabin shook.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The footage, which is obscured by the glare of a streetlight, shows a light-colored sedan with its lights off next to the parking lot of a high school.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Notably, the most prominent object on that nightstand isn’t a book but an iPhone, whose alarm goes off at 5:50 A.M., jolting Angela out of a few hours’ slumber and into the pitiless glare of a new day.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
The glare of the SUV’s headlights temporarily blinded the three teenagers.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
But the truth is, just as that Teflon coating is beginning to erode under the glare of cultural scrutiny, Timberlake’s music has begun to lack zest.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
When they were finished, many of the stevedores drove home along Interstate 695, crossing the Patapsco River on the Key Bridge and skirting past another crew of workingmen — this one laboring on the road with shovels in the glare of floodlights.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
When the youngest, Ajay, inadvertently commits a crime, he’s beaten and arrested by the police, which throws the family into the glare of a spotlight and into turmoil.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 29 Mar. 2024
Planners really wanted natural light, without too much glare from direct sunlight.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Verb
To the rest of the world, the hypocrisy is glaring and instructive.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
This team might not have glaring needs heading into three days of selections, but the 49ers’ roster desperately needs to build depth for the upcoming season (and bring in starters for the not-too-distant future).
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Though the tech continues to improve, there are still glaring problems with generative AI.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
But Miami is still in win-now mode and has a glaring hole on the defensive line after Christian Wilkins signed with the Raiders.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
First-year head coach Eric Ramsay has been adjusting midseason to his new team within a foreign league, and the Welshman has to manage a squad around the glaring absence of its best player.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2024
And with 99 Cents Only as the company name, the widening discrepancy between its longtime marketing hook and what was actually on the price tags became glaring to budget-conscious customers.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
With first pitch at 6:06 p.m. Saturday, the sun was still glaring behind home plate when Padres leadoff man Xander Bogaerts lifted a pop fly to shallow center field.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
The little informational card poking out of the seat-back pocket in front of me started to look ominous—the words Boeing 737-900 positively glared at me as the cabin shook.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
But during a partial eclipse, the moon’s shadow allows people to stare at the sun longer without experiencing that intense glare.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The footage, which is obscured by the glare of a streetlight, shows a light-colored sedan with its lights off next to the parking lot of a high school.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Notably, the most prominent object on that nightstand isn’t a book but an iPhone, whose alarm goes off at 5:50 A.M., jolting Angela out of a few hours’ slumber and into the pitiless glare of a new day.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
The glare of the SUV’s headlights temporarily blinded the three teenagers.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
But the truth is, just as that Teflon coating is beginning to erode under the glare of cultural scrutiny, Timberlake’s music has begun to lack zest.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
When they were finished, many of the stevedores drove home along Interstate 695, crossing the Patapsco River on the Key Bridge and skirting past another crew of workingmen — this one laboring on the road with shovels in the glare of floodlights.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
When the youngest, Ajay, inadvertently commits a crime, he’s beaten and arrested by the police, which throws the family into the glare of a spotlight and into turmoil.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 29 Mar. 2024
Planners really wanted natural light, without too much glare from direct sunlight.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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