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
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.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
And there were two of baseball’s most humongous humans — Giancarlo Stanton and Aroldis Chapman — glaring at each other as Yankee Stadium shook.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The glare-free screen does black-and-white content at 300 ppi resolution, and goes down to 150 ppi for color.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In the past, Republicans have called this fact a glaring loophole in public disclosure requirements.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
And there were two of baseball’s most humongous humans — Giancarlo Stanton and Aroldis Chapman — glaring at each other as Yankee Stadium shook.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Without his mother’s overbearing glare, Ed becomes romantically involved with Adeline Watkins (Suzanna Son), an intriguing outcast in town, and begins indulging in a spree of gruesome crimes that would later shock the nation.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The glare-free screen does black-and-white content at 300 ppi resolution, and goes down to 150 ppi for color.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glare
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glare. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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