[
UK
/ɡlˈeə/
]
[ US /ˈɡɫɛɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɫɛɹ/ ]
VERB
-
look at with a fixed gaze
The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her -
be sharply reflected
The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface -
shine intensely
The sun glared down on us
NOUN
-
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
a glare of sunlight - an angry stare
-
a focus of public attention
he enjoyed being in the limelight
when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
How To Use glare In A Sentence
- During our exchanges there were plenty of glares and stares, and maybe even a couple of opinions shared.
- He perceived they were entering the great theatre of his first appearance, the great theatre he had last seen as a chequer-work of glare and blackness in his flight from the red police. When the Sleeper Wakes
- Warren frowned and glared at his wife until she finally raised her eyes to meet his.
- The acintic glare of electricity arced from the floor. 365 tomorrows » 2007 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
- The old woman glared at him.
- Closed in terms of things being able to go on under the radar and away from the public glare. Times, Sunday Times
- It is a role for which his intense glare makes him a natural. Times, Sunday Times
- The divorce was conducted in the full glare of publicity .
- I had to learn under my own steam away from the glare of attention. The Sun
- She flung him a rebukeful glare that he did not get. We Can't Have Everything