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glare

/ɡlɛɚ/ US
/ɡlɛə/ UK
/ɡleː/ Australia
/ɡleə/ New Zealand
/ɡliə/
/ɡleɹ/ Scotland
/ɡlɜː(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From 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.

noun glares

uncountable An intense, blinding light. the frame of burnished steel that cast a glare
countable, uncountable Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
countable, uncountable An angry or fierce stare. About them round, / A lion now he stalks with fiery glare.
countable, uncountable A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
US, countable, uncountable A smooth, bright, glassy surface. a glare of ice
countable, uncountable A viscous, transparent substance; glair.

verb glares · glaring · glared

intransitive To stare angrily. He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
intransitive To shine brightly. The sun glared down on the desert sand.
intransitive To 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.
transitive To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. Every eye glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire.

adjective more glare · most glare

US, of ice smooth and bright or translucent; glary skating on glare ice

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: glower, brilliance, blaze, awe, vibrancy, glimmer, dazzle, gleam, disability, sparkle, flash, brightness, gloss, outburst, shine, lustre

Translations

Every language

noun light

Español	deslumbramiento, deslumbre
Português	clarão
Français	éclat
Deutsch	Blendung
Italiano	bagliore, lampo
Русский	свечение svečenije, блеск blesk, сияние sijanije
العربية	وَهَج wahaj

noun brilliance

Français	éclat
Русский	блеск blesk, сияние sijanije

noun angry or fierce stare

Español	mirada fulminante
Deutsch	entrüstetes Starren
Italiano	frecciata
Русский	хищный взгляд xiščnyj vzgljad

verb to stare angrily

Español	mirar fulminantemente
한국어	노려보다 noryeoboda
हिन्दी	तरेरना tarernā
Português	fulminar com os olhos
Deutsch	missbilligend anstarren
Русский	хищно глядеть xiščno gljadetʹ

verb to shine brightly

Português	brilhar, reluzir
Русский	слепить slepitʹ, сиять sijatʹ

verb to be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid

Русский	сиять sijatʹ, блистать blistatʹ

verb to shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light

Русский	светиться svetitʹsja, испускать ispuskatʹ, сверкать sverkatʹ

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@misc{glare_2026,
  title = {glare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}