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| 1. | [ verb ] look at with a fixed gaze | |
| Synonyms: | glower | |
| Examples: | : "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" |
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| Related terms: | stare | |
| 2. | [ noun ] great brightness | |
| Synonyms: | brilliance blaze | |
| Examples: | "a glare of sunlight" "the flowers were a blaze of color" |
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| Related terms: | brightness blaze | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an angry stare | |
| Synonyms: | glower | |
| Related terms: | stare frown | |
| 4. | [ verb ] shine with a harsh, uncomfortably brilliant light | |
| Examples: | "Not even the sea can glare like the sun." |
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| Related terms: | shine beat | |
| 5. | [ verb ] be sharply reflected | |
| Examples: | "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface." |
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| Related terms: | reflect | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a focus of public attention | |
| Synonyms: | spotlight public_eye limelight | |
| Examples: | "he enjoyed being in the limelight" "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" |
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| Related terms: | prominence foreground | |
| 7. | [ verb ] shine intensely | |
| Examples: | "The sun glared down on us" |
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| Related terms: | shine beat | |
| Similar spelling: |
Glor glory Gloor glary glower Gloria |
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